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Ecclesiastes 10:5 KJV
Ecclesiastes · chapter 10 · verse 5
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:Ecclesiastes 10:5 · King James Version
Ecclesiastes 10:5 in context
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- proceedethyâtsâʼto go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and…H3318 →
- errorshᵉgâgâha mistake or inadvertent transgressionH7684 →
- evilraʻbad or evilH7451 →
- seenrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- sunshemeshthe sunH8121 →
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The scope of these verses is to keep subjects loyal and dutiful to the government. In Solomon's reign the people were very rich, and lived in prosperity, which perhaps made them proud and petulant, and when the taxes were high, though they had enough to pay them with, it is probable that many conducted themselves…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-11