Ecclesiastes 10:6

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Ecclesiastes 10:6


← Ecclesiastes 10:5 Ecclesiastes 10:6 (KJV) Ecclesiastes 10:7 →
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

FollyH5529 is setH5414 in greatH7227 dignityH4791, and the richH6223 sitH3427 in low placeH8216.


Original Hebrew

נִתַּן הַסֶּכֶל בַּמְּרֹומִים רַבִּים וַעֲשִׁירִים בַּשֵּׁפֶל יֵשֵׁבוּ׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
נִתַּ֣ן
ni.Tan H5414 HVNp3ms it is put
הַ/סֶּ֔כֶל
ha./Se.khel H5529 HTd/Ncmsa (the)/ folly
בַּ/מְּרוֹמִ֖ים
ba./me.ro.Mim H4791 HRd/Ncmpa in (the)/ high places
רַבִּ֑ים
ra.Bim H7227 HAampa many
וַ/עֲשִׁירִ֖ים
va./'a.shi.Rim H6223 HC/Aampa and/ rich (people)
בַּ/שֵּׁ֥פֶל
ba./She.fel H8216 HRd/Ncmsa in the/ low place
יֵשֵֽׁבוּ
ye.She.vu H3427 HVqi3mp they sit
Strong's References
  • H3427 — יָשַׁב (yâshab, yaw-shab'): a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
  • H4791 — מָרוֹם (mârôwm, maw-rome'): from רוּם (rûwm) H7311; altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)); (far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward.
  • H5414 — נָתַן (nâthan, naw-than'): a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
  • H5529 — סֶכֶל (çekel, seh'-kal): from סָכַל (çâkal) H5528; silliness; concretely and collectively, dolts; folly.
  • H6223 — עָשִׁיר (ʻâshîyr, aw-sheer'): from עָשַׁר (ʻâshar) H6238; rich, whether literal or figurative (noble); rich (man).
  • H7227 — רַב (rab, rab): by contracted from רָבַב (râbab) H7231; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
  • H8216 — שֶׁפֶל (shephel, shay'-fel): from שָׁפֵל (shâphêl) H8213; an humble rank; low estate (place).
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Verse Cross-References

Reciprocal references (3): Proverbs 14:29, Ecclesiastes 10:17, 2 Peter 2:10

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