Ecclesiastes 10:6 meaning and explanation
Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.
Ecclesiastes 10:6, Berean Standard Bible
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The Teacher, the wisdom figure whose observations fill Ecclesiastes, names this as part of an evil he has seen under the sun (verse 5). In the ancient world wealth usually brought standing, but here the order is reversed: people of no judgment are lifted to great heights while the rich sit in lowly positions.
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