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Ecclesiastes 10:6-8
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6 (A)folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place. 7 (B)I have seen slaves (C)on horses, and princes walking on the ground like slaves.

8 He who (D)digs a pit will fall into it,
    and (E)a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.

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Ecclesiastes 10:6-8
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6 Fools are put in many high positions,(A)
    while the rich occupy the low ones.
7 I have seen slaves on horseback,
    while princes go on foot like slaves.(B)

8 Whoever digs a pit may fall into it;(C)
    whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.(D)

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