Verse 7
Ecclesiastes 10:7
English Revised Version
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I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
Original Language Text
hebrew
רָאִ֥יתִי עֲבָדִ֖ים עַל סוּסִ֑ים וְ/שָׂרִ֛ים הֹלְכִ֥ים כַּ/עֲבָדִ֖ים עַל הָ/אָֽרֶץ
English Translation
I have seen servants on horses and princes walking like servants on the earth.
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