Ecclesiastes 10:6

Bible in Basic English 1965

The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.

Cross References

Esther 3:1

After these things, by the order of the king, Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, was lifted up and given a position of honour and a higher place than all the other captains who were with him.

Esther 3:5

And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not go down before him and give him honour, Haman was full of wrath.

Psalm 12:8

The sinners are walking on every side, and evil is honoured among the children of men.

Proverbs 19:10

Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.

Proverbs 28:12

When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.

Proverbs 28:28

When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover; but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.

Proverbs 29:2

When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.

Ecclesiastes 10:5

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler: