Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
*I haue seene seruants vpon horses, and princes walking as seruants vpon the earth.
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- *Cross-referenceProu. 30.22.
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8Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:
8†Let the royall apparell bee brought, †which the King vseth to weare, and the horse that the King rideth vpon, and the crowne royal which is set vpon his head:
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Ecclesiastes 10:7
Persons who serve, labour for, obey, or attend another.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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Large hoofed animals used for riding, drawing chariots, and war.
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Rulers, chiefs, or persons of high rank and authority.
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Sense 1: Moving on foot. Sense 2: Figuratively, conducting one's life or behaviour.
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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.
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6Folly 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.
7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
7*I haue seene seruants vpon horses, and princes walking as seruants vpon the earth.
Selected passage8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
8*He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it; and who so breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.