Ecclesiastes 10:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:”

Ecclesiastes 10:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 10:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 10:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.”

Ecclesiastes 10:5 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:”

Ecclesiastes 10:5 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 10:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler,”

Ecclesiastes 10:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 10:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as an error [that] proceedeth from the ruler:”

Ecclesiastes 10:5 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 10:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“There is an euil that I haue seene vnder the sunne, as an errour that proceedeth from the face of him that ruleth.”

Ecclesiastes 10:5 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:5 in Context — Ecclesiastes 10

3 E até quando o tolo vai pelo caminho, falta-lhe [bom-senso em seu] coração, e diz a todos que é ele é tolo.

4 Se o espírito de um chefe se levantar contra ti, não deixes teu lugar, porque a calma aquieta grandes ofensas.

5 Há um mal que vi abaixo do sol, um [tipo de] erro que é proveniente dos que têm autoridade:

6 Põem o tolo em cargos elevados, mas os ricos sentam em lugares baixos.

7 Vi servos a cavalo, e príncipes que andavam [a pé] como [se fossem] servos sobre a terra.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 10:5 Mean?

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