Ecclesiastes 10:5 - New Revised Standard Version

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as great an error as if it proceeded from the ruler:

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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

It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked prevail, people go into hiding.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness will undo great offenses.

Ecclesiastes 10:6

folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

Moreover I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there as well.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again I saw all the oppressions that are practiced under the sun. Look, the tears of the oppressed—with no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power—with no one to comfort them.

Ecclesiastes 4:7

Again, I saw vanity under the sun:

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a grievous ill that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owners to their hurt,

Ecclesiastes 6:1

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy upon humankind:

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is an evil in all that happens under the sun, that the same fate comes to everyone. Moreover, the hearts of all are full of evil; madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.