Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
And I have observed servants riding on horses, while princes walk on the ground like servants.
New American Standard Bible
I have seen
King James Version
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
Holman Bible
but princes walking on the ground like slaves.
A Conservative Version
I have seen servants upon horses, and rulers walking like servants upon the earth.
American Standard Version
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.
Amplified
I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the ground.
Bible in Basic English
I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants.
Darby Translation
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
Julia Smith Translation
I saw servants upon horses, and chiefs going as servants upon the earth.
King James 2000
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I have even seen slaves [riding] on horses and princes walking like slaves on the earth!
Modern King James verseion
I have seen servants on horses and princes walking as servants on the earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I see servants ride upon horses, and princes going upon their feet as it were servants.
NET Bible
I have seen slaves on horseback and princes walking on foot like slaves.
New Heart English Bible
I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.
The Emphasized Bible
I had seen, servants, upon horses, - and, rulers, walking like servants, on the ground.
Webster
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
World English Bible
I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.
Youngs Literal Translation
I have seen servants on horses, And princes walking as servants on the earth.
Themes
Exaltation » Of men (promotion) » Of unworthy men
Servants » Slaves or bond » Sometimes rose to rank and station
Servants » Persons of low condition so called
Travelers » Of distinction » Generally attended by running footmen
Interlinear
Ra'ah
`ebed
References
American
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 10:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Burden Of Folly
6 Foolishness is given great honor, while the prosperous sit in lowly places. 7 And I have observed servants riding on horses, while princes walk on the ground like servants. 8 Whoever digs a pit may fall into it, and whoever breaks through a wall may suffer a snake bite.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:10
It's not fitting for a fool to live in luxury; neither is it for a servant to rule over princes.
Proverbs 30:22
Under a slave when he becomes a king, a fool when he is overfed,
Esther 6:8
let them bring royal robes that the king has worn and a horse on which the king has ridden, with a royal crown placed on its head.