World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 10:6
“Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.”
Verse in context — Ecclesiastes 10
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If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don't leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.
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There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.
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Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
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I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.
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He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
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