Ecclesiastes 10:7
Verse 7 of 20. The 10th of 12 chapters in Ecclesiastes, in Poetry and Wisdom.
3Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
10If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
11Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
Ecclesiastes 10:7 in the World English Bible
I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.Read Ecclesiastes 10:7 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 10:7
This is illustrated v. 7. "I have seen servants upon horses, men not so much of mean extraction and education (if that were all, it were the more excusable, nay, there is many a wise servant who with good reason has rule over a son that causes shame), but of sordid, servile, mercenary dispositions.
Read Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 10:4–11: Mutual Duties of Princes and Subjects.
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