Ecclesiastes 10:6

New American Bible - revised edition

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

Cross References

Psalm 12:8

You, O Lord, protect us always; preserve us from this generation.

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.

Proverbs 28:28

When the wicked prevail, people hide; but at their fall the just abound.

Proverbs 29:2

When the just flourish, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Ecclesiastes 10:5

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