“ Folly is set in greatc dignity, and the rich sit in low place. ”
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 ne...
Folly is set in great dignity, and the (e) rich sit in low place. (e) They who are rich in wisdom and virtue.
Folly . a great dullard. Hebrew. sakal, as in verses: Ecclesiastes 10:1 ; Ecclesiastes 10:3 ; Ecclesiastes 10:3 ; Ecclesiastes 10:14 . in great dignity . in many high positions.
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. The rich sit in low place - not in mere wealth, but in wisdom, as the antithesis to "folly" (for "foolish men") shows. [So rich,...
Practical Advice Touching Life's Puzzles 1-8. Cultivate wisdom and tact, specially in the dangers that attend upon courts, but also in ordinary operations.
FOURTH SECTION The Quest Achieved. The Chief Good Is To Be Found, Not In Wisdom, Nor In Pleasure, Nor In Devotion To Affairs And Its Rewards; But In A Wise Use And A Wise Enjoyment Of The Present...
How, then, does worldly wisdom work? The preacher shows that its first manifestation is discretion based upon selfishness. This section is a series of brief sayings which are of the nature of proverb...
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. (3) Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to everyone that he is a fool. (...
Folly is set in great dignity ,.... Or "in great heights" q; in high places of honour and truest; even foolish and wicked men; men of poor extraction, of low life, and of mean abilities and capaciti...
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. Ver. 6. Folly is set in great dignity. ] Sedes prima et vita ima, a these suit not. Dignitas in indigno est ornamentum in luto....
There is an evil , &c. I have observed another great vanity and misdemeanour among men; as an error which proceedeth , &c. Or rather, as the Hebrew may be translated, which is indeed an er...
Mutual Duties of Princes and Subjects. 4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yiel...
Folly is set in great dignity; foolish and unworthy persons are frequently advanced by the favour or humour of princes into places of highest trust and dignity, which is a great reproach and mischi...
Behaviour Connected With Superiors ( Ecclesiastes 10:4-7 ). Ecclesiastes 10:4 ‘If the spirit of the ruler rise up against you, do not leave your place, for deference will compensate for great o...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 10:5 . As an error which proceedeth from the ruler.] Not a mere error, as such, but one which is manifest by its consequences—caprices of despotism like those descri...
Ecclesiastes 8:16-10 I. At the end of chap. viii. and the beginning of chap. ix., Koheleth points out that it is impossible for us to construct a satisfactory policy of life. "The work of God," or...
Ecclesiastes 10:1 . Dead flies cause the ointment, of exquisite perfumes, to send forth a stinking savour; a satirical proverb, applicable to characters in all the public walks of life. A genera...
EXPOSITION Ecclesiastes 10:1-21 Section 11. A little folly mars the effect of wisdom, and is sure to make itself conspicuous. Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the...
In the Midst of Presumption and Arrogance
1 Kings 12:13 ; 1 Kings 12:14 ; Esther 3:1 ; James 2:3-5 ; Judges 9:14-20 ; Proverbs 28:12 ; Proverbs 28:28 ; Psalms 12:8
The rich — Wise and worthy men, rich in endowments of mind.