Ecclesiastes 10:5

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Another plague is there whiche I haue seene vnder the sunne, namely, the ignoraunce that is commonly among princes: in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie, and the riche are set downe beneath.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 3:16 : 16 Moreouer, I sawe vnder the sunne vngodlynes in the steade of iudgement, & iniquitie in steade of righteousnesse.
  • Eccl 4:1 : 1 So I turned me, and considered all the violent wrong that is done vnder the sunne: and beholde the teares of such as were oppressed, and there was no man to comfort them, or that woulde deliuer and defende them from the violence of their oppressours.
  • Eccl 4:7 : 7 Moreouer I turned me, and beholde yet another vanitie vnder the sunne.
  • Eccl 5:13 : 13 Yet is there a sore plague which I haue seene vnder the sunne namely riches kept to the hurt of him that hath them in possession:
  • Eccl 6:1 : 1 There is yet a plague vnder the sunne, and it is a generall thyng among men:
  • Eccl 9:3 : 3 Among all thinges that come to passe vnder the sunne, this is a miserie, that it happeneth vnto all alike: This is the cause also that the heartes of men are full of wickednesse, and madde foolishnesse is in their heartes as long as they liue, vntyll they dye.

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  • Eccl 6:1
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    1 There is yet a plague vnder the sunne, and it is a generall thyng among men:

  • Eccl 10:4
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    4 If a principall spirite be geuen thee to beare rule, be not negligent then in thine office: for he that can take cure of him selfe, auoydeth great offences.

  • Eccl 10:6-7
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    6 in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie, and the riche are set downe beneath.

    7 I haue seene seruauntes ride vpon horses, and princes goyng vpon their feete as it were seruauntes.

  • Eccl 5:13
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    13 Yet is there a sore plague which I haue seene vnder the sunne namely riches kept to the hurt of him that hath them in possession:

  • Eccl 8:9-11
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    9 All these thinges haue I considered, and applied my mynde vnto euery worke that is vnder the sunne, howe one man hath lordship vpon another to his owne harme.

    10 For I haue seene often the vngodly brought to their graues, and yet they haue returned into the citie agayne: and came from the place of holy men, whiche in the citie were growen out of memorie, as were those also that liued well: This is also a vayne thing.

    11 Because nowe that euyll workes are not hastyly punished, the heart of man geueth hym selfe ouer vnto wickednesse.

  • Eccl 3:16
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    16 Moreouer, I sawe vnder the sunne vngodlynes in the steade of iudgement, & iniquitie in steade of righteousnesse.

  • Eccl 5:8-9
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    8 If thou seest the poore to be oppressed, and wrongfully dealt withall, so that equitie and right of the lawe is wrested in the lande, maruayle not thou at such a thyng: for he that is higher then the hyghest regardeth, and there be hygher then they.

    9 The encrease of the earth vpholdeth all thyng: yea the kyng hym selfe is maynteyned by husbandry.

  • Prov 28:15-16
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    15 As a roaring Lion and an hungrye Beare, so is an vngodly prince ouer the poore people.

    16 Where the prince is without vnderstanding, there is great oppression and wrong: but if he hateth couetousnes, he shall long raigne.

  • Prov 19:10
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    10 Pleasure is not seemely for a foole: muche lesse for a bondman to haue rule of princes.

  • Prov 29:12
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    12 If a prince delight in lyes, all his seruauntes are vngodly.

  • Eccl 8:3-5
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    3 Be not hastie to go out of his sight, and see thou continue in no euyll thing: for whatsoeuer it pleaseth hym, that doth he.

    4 Like as when a king geueth a charge, his commaundement is mightie: Euen so, who may say vnto him, what doest thou?

    5 Who so kepeth the commaundement, shall feele no harme: but a wyse mans heart discerneth the tyme and iudgement.

  • Eccl 9:13
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    13 This wysdome haue I seene also vnder the sunne, and me thought it a great thing:

  • Prov 20:2
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    2 The feare of the king is as the roaring of a Lion, who so prouoketh hym vnto anger, offendeth against his owne soule.

  • Eccl 9:3
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    3 Among all thinges that come to passe vnder the sunne, this is a miserie, that it happeneth vnto all alike: This is the cause also that the heartes of men are full of wickednesse, and madde foolishnesse is in their heartes as long as they liue, vntyll they dye.

  • Job 5:3
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    3 I haue seene my selfe when the foolish was deepe rooted, and sodenly I cursed his habitation.

  • Eccl 4:1
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    1 So I turned me, and considered all the violent wrong that is done vnder the sunne: and beholde the teares of such as were oppressed, and there was no man to comfort them, or that woulde deliuer and defende them from the violence of their oppressours.

  • Eccl 2:12-13
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    12 Then turned I me to consider wisdome, errour, and foolishnesse (for what is he among men that myght be compared to me the kyng in such workes?)

    13 And I sawe that wisdome excelleth foolishnesse, as farre as light doth darknesse.

  • Prov 29:1-2
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    1 He that is stifnecked and wyll not be refourmed, shall sodaynly be destroyed without any helpe.

    2 When the ryghteous are in aucthoritie the people do reioyce: but when the wicked beare rule, the people mourne.

  • Eccl 8:14
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    14 Yet is there a vanitie vpon earth: There be iust men vnto whom it happeneth as though they had the workes of the vngodly: Againe, there be vngodly, with whom it goeth as though they had the workes of the righteous: This haue I called also a vayne thing.

  • Eccl 10:16
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    16 Wo be vnto thee O thou lande, whose kyng is but a chylde, and whose princes are early at their bankettes.

  • Lev 4:22
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    22 When a Lorde sinneth, and comitteth through ignorauce any of these thynges which the Lorde his God hath forbidden to be done in his commaundementes, and hath offended:

  • Prov 28:2
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    2 For the wickednes of the lande, the prince is oft chaunged: but thorowe a man of vnderstanding and wysdome, a realme endureth long.

  • Nah 1:11
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    11 There came out of thee such as thought euyll against the Lorde, such as gaue wicked counsell.

  • Mic 7:3
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    3 Yet they say they do wel, when they do euyll: the prince asketh, and the iudge iudgeth for a rewarde, therfore the great man speaketh out of the corruption of his soule, and so they wrappe it vp.

  • Eccl 1:14-15
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    14 Thus haue I considered all these thynges that come to passe vnder the sunne: and lo, they are all but vanitie and vexation of mynde.

    15 The croked can not be made straight, nor the imperfection of thynges can be numbred.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10 When the prophecie is in the lippes of the kyng, his mouth shall not go wrong in iudgement.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10 Who so causeth the righteous to go astray by an euill way, shall fall into his owne pit: but the iust shall haue the good in possession.

  • Isa 31:2
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    2 And he neuerthelesse is wise, and will plague the wicked, and goeth not from his worde, he wyll aryse against the housholde of the frowarde, and against the helpe of euyll doers.

  • Eccl 4:15
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    15 And I perceaued that all men lyuyng vnder the sunne, go with the seconde childe that shall stande vp in the steade of the other.

  • Jer 5:30
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    30 Horrible and greeuous thinges are done in the lande.

  • Eccl 7:15
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    15 All thinges haue I considered in the time of my vanitie: that the iust man perisheth for his righteousnesse sake, & the vngodly liueth in his wickednesse.

  • Eccl 2:21
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    21 Forsomuch as a man shoulde weery hym selfe with wisdome, with vnderstandyng and oportunitie, and yet be fayne to leaue his labours vnto another that neuer sweat for them: This is also a vayne thyng, and great miserie.

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    5 Take away the vngodly from the kyng: and his seate shalbe stablished with righteousnesse.

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    7 The wyse man hateth wrong dealing, and abhorreth the heart that coueteth rewardes.

  • Prov 16:12
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    12 Wicked doers are an abhomination to the kyng, for a kynges seate shoulde be holden vp with ryghteousnesse.

  • Prov 16:14
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    14 The kinges displeasure is a messenger of death: but a wise man wyll pacifie hym.

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    3 The foolishnesse of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lorde.

  • Eccl 1:5
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    5 The sunne aryseth, the sunne goeth downe, and returneth to his place, that he may there ryse vp agayne.

  • Prov 25:7
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    7 For better is it, that it be sayde vnto thee, come vp hyther: then thou to be put lower in the presence of the priuce whom thou seest with thyne eyes.

  • Hos 5:10
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    10 The princes of Iuda haue ben lyke them that remoue the lande markes: therefore wyll I powre out my wrath vpon them like water.