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Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants.
Ecclesiastes 10:7 · Bible in Basic English
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Ecclesiastes 10:7 in other translations
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.
I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.
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In context
4 If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.
5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler:
6 The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.
7 I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants.
8 He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.
9 He who gets out stones from the earth will be damaged by them, and in the cutting of wood there is danger.
10 If the iron has no edge, and he does not make it sharp, then he has to put out more strength; but wisdom makes things go well.
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