Ecclesiastes 10
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 10:4-7

4IfH518 the ruler’sH4910 1temperH7307 risesH5927 againstH5921 you, 2do not abandonH5117 your positionH4725, becauseH3588 3composureH4832 allaysH5117 greatH1419 offensesH2399.

5ThereH3426 is an evilH7463 I have seenH7200 underH8478 the sunH8121, like an errorH7684 whichH7945 goesH3318 forthH3318 from the rulerH7989-- 64follyH5529 is setH5414 in manyH7227 exaltedH4791 placesH4791 while richH6223 menH6223 sitH3427 in humbleH8216 placesH8216. 7I have seenH7200 5slavesH5650 riding 6on horsesH5483 and princesH8269 walkingH1980 like slavesH5650 on the landH776.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 10:4 Lit spirit ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 10:4 Eccl 8:3 ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 10:4 1 Sam 25:24-33; Prov 25:15 ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 10:6 Esth 3:1, 5f; Prov 28:12; 29:2 ↩
  5. 5. Ecclesiastes 10:7 Prov 19:10 ↩
  6. 6. Ecclesiastes 10:7 Esth 6:8-10 ↩

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 10

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