Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 10:6
American Standard Version
folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
Amplified® Bible
Folly is set in great dignity {and} in high places, and the rich sit in low places.
Contemporary English Version
They honor fools, but dishonor the rich;
Darby English Version
folly is set in great dignities, but the rich sit in a low place.
Good News Bible
Stupid people are given positions of authority while the rich are ignored.
King James Version
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
New American Standard Bible
folly is set in many exalted places while rich men sit in humble places.
New International Version
Fools are put in many high positions,
while the rich occupy the low ones.
New King James Version
Folly is set in great dignity,
While the rich sit in a lowly place.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
folly exalts itself in many places while rich men sit in humble places.
Revised Standard Version
folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place.
Young's Literal Translation
He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.
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