Verse 7
Ecclesiastes 10:7
Geneva Bible
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I haue seene seruants on horses, and princes walking as seruants on the ground.
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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Chapter 10 Context
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Dead flies cause to stinke, and putrifie the ointment of the apoticarie: so doeth a litle follie him...
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The heart of a wise man is at his right hand: but the heart of a foole is at his left hand.
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3
And also when the foole goeth by the way, his heart faileth, and he telleth vnto all that he is a fo...
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4
If the spirite of him that ruleth, rise vp against thee, leaue not thy place: for gentlenes pacifiet...
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There is an euil that I haue seene vnder the sunne, as an errour that proceedeth from the face of hi...
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6
Follie is set in great excellencie, and the riche set in the lowe place.
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7
I haue seene seruants on horses, and princes walking as seruants on the ground.
8
He that diggeth a pit, shall fal into it, and he that breaketh the hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
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9
He that remooueth stones, shall hurt himselfe thereby, and hee that cutteth wood, shall be in danger...
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10
If the yron be blunt, and one hath not whet the edge, he must then put to more strength: but the exc...
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11
If the serpent bite, when he is not charmed: no better is a babbler.
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12
The words of ye mouth of a wise man haue grace: but the lippes of a foole deuoure himselfe.
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13
The beginning of the wordes of his mouth is foolishnesse, and the latter ende of his mouth is wicked...
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14
For the foole multiplieth woordes, saying, Man knoweth not what shall be: and who can tell him what...
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15
The labour of the foolish doeth wearie him: for he knoweth not to goe into the citie.
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16
Woe to thee, O lande, when thy King is a childe, and thy princes eate in the morning.
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17
Blessed art thou, O land, when thy King is the sonne of nobles, and thy princes eate in time, for st...
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18
By slouthfulnes the roofe of the house goeth to decaie, and by the ydlenesse of the handes the house...
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19
They prepare bread for laughter, and wine comforteth the liuing, but siluer answereth to all.
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20
Curse not the King, no not in thy thought, neither curse the rich in thy bed chamber: for the foule...
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