“I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.”
Ecclesiastes 10:7 (BSB)
Context Reading
5There is an evil I have seen under the sun — an error that proceeds from the ruler: 6Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions. 7I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves. 8He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake. 9The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.