Ecclesiastes 10:5

New American Bible - revised edition

I have seen under the sun another evil, like a mistake that proceeds from a tyrant:

Cross References

Proverbs 19:10

Luxury is not befitting a fool; much less should a slave rule over princes.

Proverbs 28:12

When the just triumph, there is great glory; but when the wicked prevail, people hide.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

Should the anger of a ruler burst upon you, do not yield your place; for calmness abates great offenses.

Ecclesiastes 10:6

a fool put in high position, while the great and the rich sit in lowly places.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

And still under the sun in the judgment place I saw wickedness, and wickedness also in the seat of justice.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again I saw all the oppressions that take place under the sun: the tears of the victims with none to comfort them! From the hand of their oppressors comes violence, and there is none to comfort them!

Ecclesiastes 4:7

Again I saw this vanity under the sun:

Ecclesiastes 5:13

Should the riches be lost through some misfortune, they may have offspring when they have no means.

Ecclesiastes 6:1

There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon humankind:

Ecclesiastes 9:3

Among all the things that are done under the sun, this is the worst, that there is one lot for all. Hence the hearts of human beings are filled with evil, and madness is in their hearts during life; and afterward—to the dead!