⁵There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an ^herror which proceedeth ^†from the ⁱruler: ⁶^kFolly is set ^†in great dignity, and the rich sit in ^llow place.

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Footnotes

hSee ch. 5:6.
†Heb. from before. Ge. 41:46 (Heb.).
iSee ch. 7:19.
kSo Prov. 28:12. & 29:2?
†Heb. in great heights. See Job 16:19 marg.
l Ps. 136:23 (Heb.).

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were an error proceeding from the ruler: folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

There is an evil I have seen under the sun,

the sort of error that arises from a ruler:

Fools are put in many high positions,

while the rich occupy the low ones.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

There is an evil I have seen under the sun, an error proceeding from the presence of the ruler:

The fool is appointed to great heights,

but the rich remain in lowly positions.

NLTNew Living Translation

There is another evil I have seen under the sun. Kings and rulers make a grave mistake when they give great authority to foolish people and low positions to people of proven worth.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

There is an evil I have seen under the sun—

it is an error that proceeds from a ruler!

The fool is set in many high places,

but the rich sit in lowly places.