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


In Context

3 Even as he walks along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how stupid he is.

4 If a ruler's anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great errors to rest.

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

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

7 I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.

8 Whoever digs a pit may fall into it; whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:6A fool set in high dignity, and the rich sitting beneath.

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.