Ecclesiastes 10:5 BSB

Ecclesiastes 10:5

There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Ecclesiastes (420)

"There is an evil that I have observed in the world as if it were an error proceeding from the ruler: folly is placed on lofty heights, while rich men sit in low places. I have seen slaves on horses and nobles walking on foot like slaves. "Where we read "as if it were an error proceeding from the ruler" Aquila, Theodotion and the Septuagint have interpreted this as "as if not of their own will", that is "hos akousian", from the face of the ruler.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

An error which proceedeth from the ruler - What this error in the ruler is, the two following verses point out: it is simpiy this - an injudicious distribution of offices, and raising people to places of trust and confidence, who are destitute of merit, are neither of name nor family to excite public confidence, and are without property; so that they have no stake in the country, and their only solicitude must naturally be to enrich themselves, and provide for their poor relatives.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
יֵ֣שׁ	yesh	there	H3426 →
רָעָ֔ה	ra.'Ah	[is] an evil	H7451 →
רָאִ֖יתִי	ra.'I.ti	[which] I have seen	H7200 →
תַּ֣חַת	Ta.chat	under	H8478 →
הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ	ha.Sha.mesh	the sun	H8121 →
כִּשְׁגָגָ֕ה	kish.ga.Gah	like an inadvertence	H7684 →
שֶׁיֹּצָ֖א	shei.yo.Tza'	that [is] going forth	H3318 →
מִלִּפְנֵ֥י	mi.lif.Nei	from to before	H6440 →
הַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃	ha.sha.Lit	the ruler	H7989 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ecclesiastes 4:1
Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their…
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 5:8
  If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ecclesiastes 3:16
  Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
- Isaiah 5:7
  For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but…
- 2 Timothy 4:16–17
  At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
Through
Ecclesiastes 5:13
There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 6:1–2
  There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
- Luke 18:22–23
  On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
Through
Ecclesiastes 6:1
There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 5:13
  There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
Through
Ecclesiastes 9:3
This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and…
leads to
- Jeremiah 17:9
  The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

About Ecclesiastes

King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Ecclesiastes

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Ecclesiastes