Ecclesiastes 10:7 “I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.”

Ecclesiastes 10:7

I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

World English Bible

I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.

American Standard Version

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.

Geneva Bible 1599

I haue seene seruants on horses, and princes walking as seruants on the ground.

Darby Translation

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

Young's Literal Translation

I have seen servants on horses, And princes walking as servants on the earth.

Bible in Basic English

I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants.

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In context

6Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.

8He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.

Read Ecclesiastes 10