Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 10:5
American Standard Version
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
Amplified® Bible
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceeds from the ruler:
Contemporary English Version
Some things rulers do are terribly unfair:
Darby English Version
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as an error [that] proceedeth from the ruler:
Good News Bible
Here is an injustice I have seen in the world---an injustice caused by rulers.
King James Version
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
New American Standard Bible
There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like an error which goes forth from the ruler--
New International Version
There is an evil I have seen under the sun,
the sort of error that arises from a ruler:
New King James Version
There is an evil I have seen under the sun,
As an error proceeding from the ruler:
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I have seen an evil under the sun, like an error which goes forth from the ruler--
Revised Standard Version
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error proceeding from the ruler:
Young's Literal Translation
There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler,