Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen slaves on horseback and princes walking on foot like slaves.
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- Prov 19:10 : 10 Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!
- Prov 30:22 : 22 under a servant who becomes king, under a fool who becomes stuffed with food,
- Esth 6:8 : 8 let them bring royal attire which the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden– one bearing the royal insignia!
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5 I have seen another misfortune on the earth: It is an error a ruler makes.
6 Fools are placed in many positions of authority, while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.
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6 Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
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9 Better is a person of humble standing who works for himself, than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food.
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8 Government Corruption If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!
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14 with kings and counselors of the earth who built for themselves places now desolate,
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22 under a servant who becomes king, under a fool who becomes stuffed with food,
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17 Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time– with self-control and not in drunkenness.
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7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
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10 His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.
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3 I myself have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his place of residence.
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10 I have observed the burden that God has given to people to keep them occupied.
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19 who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?
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11 you kings of the earth and all you nations, you princes and all you leaders on the earth,
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10 They mock kings and laugh at rulers. They laugh at every fortified city; they build siege ramps and capture them.
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29 You have seen a person skilled in his work– he will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people.
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6 He bends down to look at the sky and the earth.
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10 But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.
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12 Look at every proud man and abase him; crush the wicked on the spot!
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11 They attack me, now they surround me; they intend to throw me to the ground.
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7 There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.
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4 If you are careful to obey these commands, then the kings who follow in David’s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to come through the gates of this palace, as will their officials and their subjects.
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