Ecclesiastes 10:6
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
American Standard Version (ASV)
folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.
Webster's Revision
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
World English Bible
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
English Revised Version (ERV)
folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
Barnes's Ecclesiastes 10:6 Bible Commentary
The "evil" of Ecclesiastes 10:5 is here specified as that caprice of a king by which an unworthy favorite of low origin is promoted to successive dignities, while a noble person is degraded or neglected.
Wesley's Ecclesiastes 10:6 Bible Commentary
10:6 The rich - Wise and worthy men, rich in endowments of mind.