Ecclesiastes 10:6

Easy To Read Version

Foolish people are given important positions, while rich people get jobs that are not important.

Cross References

Esther 3:1

After these things happened, King Xerxes honored Haman. Haman was the son of a man named Hammedatha, the Agagite. The king promoted Haman and gave him a place of honor more important than any of the other leaders.

Esther 3:5

When Haman saw that Mordecai refused to bow down to him or give him honor, he was very angry.

Psalm 12:8

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Proverbs 19:10

A foolish person should not be rich. That would be like a slave ruling over princes.

Proverbs 28:12

When good people become leaders, everyone is happy. But when an evil person is elected, all people go and hide.

Proverbs 29:2

When the ruler is a good person, then all the people are happy. But when an evil person rules, then all the people complain.

Ecclesiastes 10:5

Here is something else that I have seen in this life. And it is not fair. It is the kind of mistake that rulers make: