5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:


In Context

2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

3 Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.

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

6 folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.

Ecclesiastes 10:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:5There is an evil [which] I have seen under the sun, as an error [which] proceedeth from the ruler:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:5There is an evil I have seen under the sun, the sort of error that arises from a ruler:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:5There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were by an error proceeding from the face of the prince:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:5There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as an error that proceedeth from the ruler:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:5There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceeds from the ruler: