He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.
After these things hath the king Ahasuerus exalted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and lifteth him up, and setteth his throne above all the heads who `are' with him,
And Haman seeth that Mordecai is not bowing and doing obeisance to him, and Haman is full of fury,
Around the wicked walk continually, According as vileness is exalted by sons of men!
Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.
In the exulting of the righteous the glory `is' abundant, And in the rising of the wicked man is apprehensive.
In the rising of the wicked a man is hidden, And in their destruction the righteous multiply!
In the multiplying of the righteous the people rejoice, And in the ruling of the wicked the people sigh.
There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler,