Ecclesiastes 10:5

Tree of Life Version

There is a wrong I have seen under the sun like an error proceeding from a ruler.

Cross References

Proverbs 19:10

Luxury is not fitting for a fool— how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous triumph there is great glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people hide.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If a ruler’s spirit rises up against you, do not leave your post, for composure allays great offences.

Ecclesiastes 10:6

Fools are placed in many high positions, while the rich sit in low ones.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

I have also seen under the sun: In the place of justice there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there was wickedness.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again I looked and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun, and behold, I saw the tears of the oppressed, but they have no comforter. Power is in the hand of their oppressors, but they had no comforter.

Ecclesiastes 4:7

Again I saw something futile under the sun:

Ecclesiastes 5:13

or wealth lost in a bad investment, and when he fathers a son, there is nothing in his hand.

Ecclesiastes 6:1

There is a misery that I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon humanity.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is a misery in everything done under the sun: that the same destiny awaits everyone. Moreover, the hearts of all humans are full of evil, and folly is in their hearts during their lives—after that they die.