Ecclesiastes 10:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.”
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“I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.”
King James Version · Public Domain“I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“I have seen servants on horses, And princes walking as servants on the earth.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 10:7 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 15:17So the king set out with all the people following him. He stopped at the last house,
- Esther 6:8have them bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden—one with a royal crest placed on its head.
- Proverbs 19:10Luxury is unseemly for a fool— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
- Proverbs 30:22a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
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