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Ecclesiastes 10:5

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

KJV

Est malum quod vidi sub sole, quasi per errorem egrediens a facie principis :

Vulgate

ἔστιν πονηρία ἣν ἴδον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον, ὡς ἀκούσιον ἐξῆλθεν ἀπὸ προσώπου ἐξουσιάζοντος.

LXX

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

ASV

יֵ֣שׁ רָעָ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַ/שָּׁ֑מֶשׁ כִּ/שְׁגָגָ֕ה שֶׁ/יֹּצָ֖א מִ/לִּ/פְנֵ֥י הַ/שַּׁלִּֽיט

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

ו
v
noun · 505×
יֶשׁ
ysh
pronoun · 137×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
שְׁגָגָ֖ה
shggh
verb · 19×
שַׁלִּיטִ֔ים
shlytym
adjective · 4×
שָּֽׁמֶשׁ
shmsh
noun · 132×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Eccl 3:16 — And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
  • Eccl 4:1 — So 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
  • Eccl 4:7 — Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
  • Eccl 5:13 — There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
  • Eccl 6:1 — There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
  • Eccl 9:3 — This 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, a
  • Prov 28:12 — When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
  • Prov 29:2 — When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.