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


In Context

2 The heart of the wise is at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.

3 And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, 'He is a fool.'

4 If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.

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

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

7 I have seen servants on horses, And princes walking as servants on 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 American Standard 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 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 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: