6A fool set in high dignity, and the rich sitting beneath.


In Context

3 Yea, and the fool when he walketh in the way, whereas be himself is a fool, esteemeth all men fools.

4 If the spirit of him that hath power, ascend upon thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease.

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

6 A fool set in high dignity, and the rich sitting beneath.

7 I have seen servants upon horses: and princes walking on the ground as servants.

8 He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

Ecclesiastes 10:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:6Fools are put in many high positions, while the rich occupy the low ones.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:6folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:6folly is set in great dignities, but the rich sit in a low place.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:6folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:6He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.