Ecclesiastes 10:5

New Century Version

There is something else wrong that happens here on earth. It is the kind of mistake rulers make:

Cross References

Proverbs 19:10

A fool should not live in luxury. A slave should not rule over princes.

Proverbs 28:12

When good people triumph, there is great happiness, but when the wicked get control, everybody hides.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

Don’t leave your job just because your boss is angry with you. Remaining calm solves great problems.

Ecclesiastes 10:6

Fools are given important positions while gifted people are given lower ones;

Ecclesiastes 3:16

I also saw this here on earth: Where there should have been justice, there was evil; where there should have been right, there was wrong.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again I saw all the people who were mistreated here on earth. I saw their tears and that they had no one to comfort them. Cruel people had all the power, and there was no one to comfort those they hurt.

Ecclesiastes 4:7

Again I saw something here on earth that was useless:

Ecclesiastes 5:13

I have seen real misery here on earth: Money saved is a curse to its owners.

Ecclesiastes 6:1

I have seen something else wrong here on earth that causes serious problems for people.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is something wrong that happens here on earth: What happens to one happens to all. So people’s minds are full of evil and foolish thoughts while they live. After that, they join the dead.