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Ecclesiastes 10:6-8
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6 Folly is set in great excellency, and the [a]rich sit in the low place.

7 I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking as servants on the ground.

8 (A)He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it, and he that breaketh the hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 10:6 They that are rich in wisdom and virtue.
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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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