Ecclesiastes 10:5

New International Version

There is an evil I have seen under the sun, the sort of error that arises from a ruler:

Cross References

Proverbs 19:10

It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous triumph, there is great elation; but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If a ruler’s anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great offenses to rest.

Ecclesiastes 10:6

Fools are put in many high positions, while the rich occupy the low ones.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

And I saw something else under the sun: In the place of judgment—wickedness was there, in the place of justice—wickedness was there.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed— and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors— and they have no comforter.

Ecclesiastes 4:7

Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:

Ecclesiastes 5:13

I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,

Ecclesiastes 6:1

I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on mankind:

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.