Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version There is an evil I have seen under the sun, the sort of error that arises from a ruler: New Living Translation There is another evil I have seen under the sun. Kings and rulers make a grave mistake English Standard Version There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were an error proceeding from the ruler: Berean Standard Bible There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler: King James Bible There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: New King James Version There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error proceeding from the ruler: New American Standard Bible There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like a mistake that proceeds from the ruler: NASB 1995 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like an error which goes forth from the ruler— NASB 1977 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like an error which goes forth from the ruler— Legacy Standard Bible There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like a mistake which goes forth from the one in power— Amplified Bible There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceeds from the ruler— Christian Standard Bible There is an evil I have seen under the sun, an error proceeding from the presence of the ruler: Holman Christian Standard Bible There is an evil I have seen under the sun, an error proceeding from the presence of the ruler: American Standard Version There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler: Contemporary English Version Rulers do some things that are terribly unfair: English Revised Version There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler: GOD'S WORD® Translation There is a tragedy that I've seen under the sun, an error often made by rulers. Good News Translation Here is an injustice I have seen in the world--an injustice caused by rulers. International Standard Version Here's another tragedy that I've observed on earth, a kind of error that comes from an overseer: Majority Standard Bible There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler: NET Bible I have seen another misfortune on the earth: It is an error a ruler makes. New Heart English Bible There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler. Webster's Bible Translation There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: World English Bible There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThere is an evil I have seen under the sun, "" As ignorance that goes out from the ruler, Young's Literal Translation There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler, Smith's Literal Translation There is an evil I saw under the sun as an error going forth from before him having power: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThere is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were by an error proceeding from the face of the prince: Catholic Public Domain Version There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, proceeding from the presence of a prince, as if by mistake: New American Bible I have seen under the sun another evil, like a mistake that proceeds from a tyrant: New Revised Standard Version There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as great an error as if it proceeded from the ruler: Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThere is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceeds from before a ruler: Peshitta Holy Bible Translated There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like an error that goes forth before a ruler OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, Like an error which proceedeth from a ruler: Brenton Septuagint Translation There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, wherein an error has proceeded from the ruler. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Wisdom and Folly…4If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest. 5There is an evil I have seen under the sun— an error that proceeds from the ruler: 6Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.… Cross References Proverbs 19:10 Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes! Proverbs 30:21-23 Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: / a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food, / an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress. Isaiah 3:4-5 “I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.” / The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable. Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. Isaiah 10:1-2 Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees, / to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder. 1 Samuel 2:7-8 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. / He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world. Psalm 75:6-7 For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert, / but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another. Psalm 113:7-8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump / to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people. Daniel 4:17 This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’ Daniel 5:20-21 But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him. / He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes. Luke 1:52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble. Luke 14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” Matthew 23:12 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. James 4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you. 1 Corinthians 1:27-29 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, / so that no one may boast in His presence. Treasury of Scripture There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceeds from the ruler: an evil Ecclesiastes 4:7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. Ecclesiastes 5:13 There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. Ecclesiastes 6:1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: as an Ecclesiastes 3:16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. Ecclesiastes 4:1 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. Jump to Previous Arises Chance Error Evil Forth Goes Proceedeth Proceeding Proceeds Ruler Sort SunJump to Next Arises Chance Error Evil Forth Goes Proceedeth Proceeding Proceeds Ruler Sort SunEcclesiastes 10 1. observations of wisdom and folly7. death in life 9. and the day of judgment in the days of youth, are to be thought on There is an evil The Hebrew word for "evil" here is "רָעָה" (ra'ah), which can denote something harmful, wicked, or morally wrong. In the context of Ecclesiastes, it often refers to the perplexing and unjust situations observed in life. The use of "evil" sets the tone for a moral and ethical evaluation, suggesting that what follows is not just unfortunate but fundamentally wrong in the eyes of God and man. I have seen under the sun an error that proceeds from the ruler Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew There isיֵ֣שׁ (yêš) Adverb Strong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, is an evil רָעָ֔ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil I have seen רָאִ֖יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7200: To see under תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of the sun— הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ (haš·šā·meš) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement an error כִּשְׁגָגָ֕ה (kiš·ḡā·ḡāh) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7684: A mistake, inadvertent transgression that proceeds שֶׁיֹּצָ֖א (še·yō·ṣā) Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim from מִלִּפְנֵ֥י (mil·lip̄·nê) Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the ruler: הַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃ (haš·šal·lîṭ) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7989: Having mastery, domineering Links Ecclesiastes 10:5 NIVEcclesiastes 10:5 NLT Ecclesiastes 10:5 ESV Ecclesiastes 10:5 NASB Ecclesiastes 10:5 KJV Ecclesiastes 10:5 BibleApps.com Ecclesiastes 10:5 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 10:5 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 10:5 French Bible Ecclesiastes 10:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 10:5 There is an evil which I have (Ecclesiast. 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