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


In Context

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.

9 Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them; whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.

Ecclesiastes 10:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:7I have seen servants upon horses: and princes walking on the ground as servants.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:7I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:7I have seen servants on horses, And princes walking as servants on the earth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:7I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking as servants on the earth.