Ecclesiastes 10:6

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 28:12 : 12 In the exulting of the righteous the glory `is' abundant, And in the rising of the wicked man is apprehensive.
  • Prov 29:2 : 2 In the multiplying of the righteous the people rejoice, And in the ruling of the wicked the people sigh.
  • Esth 3:1 : 1 After these things hath the king Ahasuerus exalted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and lifteth him up, and setteth his throne above all the heads who `are' with him,
  • Ps 12:8 : 8 Around the wicked walk continually, According as vileness is exalted by sons of men!
  • Judg 9:14-20 : 14 And all the trees say unto the bramble, Come thou, reign over us. 15 And the bramble saith unto the trees, If in truth ye are anointing me for king over you, come, take refuge in my shadow; and if not -- fire cometh out from the bramble, and devoureth the cedars of Lebanon. 16 `And, now, if in truth and in sincerity ye have acted, when ye make Abimelech king; and if ye have done good with Jerubbaal, and with his house; and if according to the deed of his hands ye have done to him -- 17 because my father hath fought for you, and doth cast away his life from `him', and deliver you from the hand of Midian; 18 and ye have risen against the house of my father to-day, and slay his sons, seventy men, on one stone, and cause Abimelech son of his handmaid to reign over the masters of Shechem, because he `is' your brother -- 19 yea, if in truth and in sincerity ye have acted with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, rejoice ye in Abimelech, and he doth rejoice -- even he -- in you; 20 and if not -- fire cometh out from Abimelech and devoureth the masters of Shechem and the house of Millo, and fire cometh out from the masters of Shechem and from the house of Millo, and devoureth Abimelech.'
  • 1 Kgs 12:13-14 : 13 And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him, 14 and speaketh unto them, according to the counsel of the lads, saying, `My father made your yoke heavy, and I add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I -- I chastise you with scorpions;'
  • Jas 2:3-5 : 3 and ye may look upon him bearing the gay raiment, and may say to him, `Thou -- sit thou here well,' and to the poor man may say, `Thou -- stand thou there, or, Sit thou here under my footstool,' -- 4 ye did not judge fully in yourselves, and did become ill-reasoning judges. 5 Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?
  • Prov 28:28 : 28 In the rising of the wicked a man is hidden, And in their destruction the righteous multiply!

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