After these things did king Ahasue´rus promote Haman the son of Hammeda´tha the A´gagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.
Ecclesiastes 10:6 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Folly is set in great dignity and in high places, and the rich sit in low places. American Standard Version (1901) folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place. Common English Bible Fools are appointed to high posts, while the rich sit in lowly positions. Catholic Public Domain Version a foolish man appointed to a high dignity, and the rich sitting beneath him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A fool set in high dignity, and the rich sitting beneath. |
After these things did king Ahasue´rus promote Haman the son of Hammeda´tha the A´gagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.
And when Haman saw that Mor´decai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: