Ecclesiastes 10:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Some things rulers do are terribly unfair:

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:13

I have seen something terribly unfair. People get rich, but it does them no good.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

It's terribly unfair for the same thing to happen to each of us. We are mean and foolish while we live, and then we die.

Ecclesiastes 6:1

There is something else terribly unfair, and it troubles everyone on earth.

Ecclesiastes 4:7

Once again I saw that nothing on earth makes sense.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

I looked again and saw people being ill-treated everywhere on earth. They were crying, but no one was there to offer comfort, and those who ill-treated them were powerful.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

Everywhere on earth I saw violence and injustice instead of fairness and justice.

Proverbs 28:12

When an honest person wins, it's time to celebrate; when crooks are in control, it's best to hide.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

Don't give up your job when your boss gets angry. If you stay calm, you'll be forgiven.

Ecclesiastes 10:6

they honour fools, but dishonour the rich;

Proverbs 19:10

It isn't right for a fool to live in luxury or for a slave to rule in place of a king.