Ecclesiastes 10:5 - Easy To Read Version

Here is something else that I have seen in this life. And it is not fair. It is the kind of mistake that rulers make:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceeds from the ruler:

American Standard Version (1901)

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

Common English Bible

There’s an evil that I have seen under the sun: the kind of mistake that comes from people in power.

Catholic Public Domain Version

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, proceeding from the presence of a prince, as if by mistake:

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were by an error proceeding from the face of the prince:

Ecclesiastes 10:5 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 19:10

A foolish person should not be rich. That would be like a slave ruling over princes.

Proverbs 28:12

When good people become leaders, everyone is happy. But when an evil person is elected, all people go and hide.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

Don’t quit your job just because the boss is angry at you. If you remain calm and helpful, you can correct even great mistakes. {\cf2\super [39]}

Ecclesiastes 10:6

Foolish people are given important positions, while rich people get jobs that are not important.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

I also saw these things in this life. {\cf2\super [18]} I saw that the courts should be filled with goodness and fairness—but there is evil there now.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again I saw that many people are treated badly. I saw their tears. And I saw that there was no one to comfort those sad people. I saw cruel people had all the power. And I saw that there was no one to comfort the people they hurt.

Ecclesiastes 4:7

Again I saw something else that didn’t make sense:

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a very sad thing that I have seen happen in this life. A person saves his money for the future. {\cf2\super [26]}

Ecclesiastes 6:1

I have seen another thing in this life that is not fair. It is very hard to understand:

Ecclesiastes 9:3

Of all the things that happen in this life, the worst thing is that all people end the same way. But it is also very bad that people always think evil and foolish thoughts. And those thoughts lead to death.