evil. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44.
under the sun. See note on Ecclesiastes 1:3.
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Error. — The word is the same as at Ecclesiastes 10:6 .
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There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler, a mistake often made by people possessing authority:
Ecclesiastes 3:16 ; Ecclesiastes 4:1 ; Ecclesiastes 4:7 ; Ecclesiastes 5:13 ; Ecclesiastes 6:1 ; Ecclesiastes 9:3
5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth fromb the ruler: