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witlessnessהַסֶּכֶלis setנִתַּןin manyבַּ רַבִּיםheights,מְּרוֹמִיםand the richוַעֲשִׁירִיםsitיֵשֵׁבוּin a low place.בַּשֵּׁפֶל
Ecclesiastes 10:6
Study it in the app“witlessness is set in many heights, and the rich sit in a low place.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 10:6, word by word
- witlessnessסֶּכֶלsechel
folly
Folly; foolish behavior.
Where else “sechel” appears- is setנִתַּןnitan
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “nitan” appears- in manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- heightsמְּרוֹמִיםmeromim
height
What is on high: the height, the highest heaven.
Where else “meromim” appears- and the richעֲשִׁירִיםashirim
rich
Rich.
Where else “ashirim” appears- sitיֵשֵׁבוּyeshevu
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yeshevu” appears- in a low placeשֵּׁפֶלshefel
low place
Lowliness, a low condition; being brought down or in the lowest place.
Where else “shefel” appears
The context
5There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like an error that goes out from before the ruler:
6 · This verse (above)
7I have seen slaves on horses, and princes walking like slaves on the earth.