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Ecclesiastes 10:5

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There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
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  1. Ecclesiastes 5:13Rank 1 from verse 5
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    13There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

  2. Ecclesiastes 6:1Rank 2 from verse 5
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    1THERE is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:

  3. Ecclesiastes 3:16Rank 3 from verse 5
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    16¶ And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

  4. Ecclesiastes 4:1Rank 4 from verse 5
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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.

  5. Ecclesiastes 4:7Rank 5 from verse 5
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    7¶ Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.

  6. Ecclesiastes 9:3Rank 6 from verse 5
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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.

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Ecclesiastes 10:5

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evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

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which

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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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sun

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The great light that rules the day and gives light and heat.

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error

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A mistake, fault, false belief, wrong course, or departure from truth, law, justice, or right.

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ruler

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Sense 1: One who governs or exercises authority. Sense 2: A straight measuring instrument.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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10:5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

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10:6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

10:7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

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