Ecclesiastes 10:5-7

10:5 I have seen another ¹  misfortune ²  on the earth: ³ 

It is an error a ruler makes. ⁴ 

10:6 Fools ⁵  are placed in many positions of authority, ⁶ 

while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.

10:7 I have seen slaves ⁷  on horseback

and princes walking on foot ⁸  like slaves.

[10:5]  ¹ tn The term “another” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation to indicate that this is not the first “misfortune” described by the Teacher. See 5:13, 16; 6:1-2.

[10:5]  ² tn Heb “an evil.”

[10:5]  ³ tn Heb “under the sun.”

[10:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “like an error that comes forth from the presence of a ruler.”

[10:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “folly.”

[10:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “high places.”

[10:7]  ⁷ tn Or “servants,” so KJV, ASV, NCV, NLT (also in the following line).

[10:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “upon the earth.”