Ecclesiastes 10:7

Authorized King James Version (1611)

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:10 : 10 ¶ Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
  • Prov 30:22 : 22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
  • Esth 6:8 : 8 Let the royal apparel be brought which the king [useth] to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:

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