Ecclesiastes 10:6-7

10:6 Fools ¹  are placed in many positions of authority, ² 

while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.

10:7 I have seen slaves ³  on horseback

and princes walking on foot ⁴  like slaves.

[10:6]  ¹ tn Heb “folly.”

[10:6]  ² tn Heb “high places.”

[10:7]  ³ tn Or “servants,” so KJV, ASV, NCV, NLT (also in the following line).

[10:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “upon the earth.”