Ecclesiastes 10:5
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
†There is an euill which I haue seene vnder the Sunne, as an errour, which proceedeth from the ruler.
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- †Hebrew wordingHeb. from before.
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1SO I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
1¶ *†So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done vnder the sunne; & behold the teares of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter: and on the side of their oppressours there was power, but they had no comforter.
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3This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
3This is an euill among all things that are done vnder the Sunne, that there is one euent vnto all: yea also the heart of the sonnes of men is full of euill, and madnesse is in their heart while they liue, and after that they goe to the dead.
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Ecclesiastes 10:5
Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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The great light that rules the day and gives light and heat.
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A mistake, fault, false belief, wrong course, or departure from truth, law, justice, or right.
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proceedeth
Goes forth, comes out, or continues onward.
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Sense 1: One who governs or exercises authority. Sense 2: A straight measuring instrument.
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4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
4If the spirit of the ruler rise vp against thee, leaue not thy place; for yeelding pacifieth great offences.
5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
5†There is an euill which I haue seene vnder the Sunne, as an errour, which proceedeth from the ruler.
Selected passage6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
6†Folly is set in great dignitie; and the rich sit in lowe place.