Ecclesiastes 10:6

The Burden Of Folly

⁵ There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceeds from the ruler— ⁶ folly is set in many exalted places and in great dignity while the rich sit in humble places. ⁷ I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the ground.

High Place

High Places

Esther 3:1

After these things King Ahasuerus (Xerxes) promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him and established his authority over all the officials who were with him.

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory and celebration;
But when the wicked rise [to prominence], men hide themselves.

Proverbs 29:2

When the righteous are in authority and become great, the people rejoice;
But when the wicked man rules, the people groan and sigh.

Judges 9:14-20

Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘You come and reign over us.’

1 Kings 12:13-14

The king answered the people harshly and ignored the advice which the elders had given him,

Psalm 12:8

The wicked strut about [in pompous self-importance] on every side,
As vileness is exalted and baseness is prized among the sons of men.

Proverbs 28:28

When the wicked rise [to power], men hide themselves;
But when the wicked perish, the [consistently] righteous increase and become great.

James 2:3-5

and you pay special attention to the one who wears the fine clothes, and say to him, “You sit here in this good seat,” and you tell the poor man, “You stand over there, or sit down [on the floor] by my footstool,”