What does Ecclesiastes 10:6 mean?

Ecclesiastes 10:6 highlights themes such as folly, injustice, social order when read in context.

How should I apply Ecclesiastes 10:6 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

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Proverbs 18:5
Both verses discuss the injustice of favoring the rich over the poor.
Matthew 19:30
Jesus teaches that the last will be first, contrasting societal norms of status.
James 2:1
James warns against favoritism, paralleling the theme of folly in Ecclesiastes.