Ecclesiastes 10:7 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

I have seen slaves on horses, and princes walking on foot like slaves.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

I have seen slaves on horses, and princes walking like slaves on the earth.

American Standard Version (1901)

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.

Common English Bible

I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes walk on foot like slaves.

Catholic Public Domain Version

I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking on the ground like servants.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

I have seen servants upon horses: and princes walking on the ground as servants.

Ecclesiastes 10:7 Cross References

2 Samuel 15:17

And the king went forth, and all the people after him; and they halted at the last house.

Esther 6:8

let royal robes be brought, which the king has worn, and the horse which the king has ridden, and on whose head a royal crown is set;

Proverbs 19:10

It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.

Proverbs 30:22

a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food;