Ecclesiastes 10:5-7

New International Reader's Version

⁵ Here’s something evil I’ve seen on this earth.
    And it’s the kind of mistake that rulers make.
⁶ Foolish people are given many important jobs.
    Rich people are given unimportant ones.
⁷ I’ve seen slaves on horseback.
    I’ve also seen princes who were forced to walk as if they were slaves.