Ecclesiastes 10:5-7 - Heartlight

⁵There is an evil I have seen under the sun —

an error that proceeds from the ruler:

⁶Folly is appointed to great heights,

but the rich sit in lowly positions.

⁷I have seen slaves on horseback,

while princes go on foot like slaves.

— Ecclesiastes 10:5-7

(BSB)

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Cross References for Ecclesiastes 10:5-7

Proverbs 19:10
Esther 6:8
Proverbs 30:22
Ecclesiastes 5:13
Proverbs 28:12
Proverbs 29:2
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Psalm 12:8
Ecclesiastes 6:1
Ecclesiastes 9:3

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