10:5 I have seen another 1 misfortune 2 on the earth: 3
It is an error a ruler makes. 4
10:6 Fools 5 are placed in many positions of authority, 6
while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.
10:7 I have seen slaves 7 on horseback
and princes walking on foot 8 like slaves.
1 tn The term “another” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation to indicate that this is not the first “misfortune” described by the Teacher. See 5:13, 16; 6:1-2.
2 tn Heb “an evil.”
3 tn Heb “under the sun.”
4 tn Heb “like an error that comes forth from the presence of a ruler.”
5 tn Heb “folly.”
6 tn Heb “high places.”
7 tn Or “servants,” so KJV, ASV, NCV, NLT (also in the following line).
8 tn Heb “upon the earth.”