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OET-LV It_is_put the_folly in/on/at/with_high_places many and_rich in/on/at/with_low_place they_sit.
UHB נִתַּ֣ן הַסֶּ֔כֶל בַּמְּרוֹמִ֖ים רַבִּ֑ים וַעֲשִׁירִ֖ים בַּשֵּׁ֥פֶל יֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃ ‡
(nittan haşşekel bammərōmiym rabiym vaˊₐshīriym bashshēfel yēshēⱱū.)
Key: yellow:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Folly is given into many high places
⇔ and rich people sit in the lowly place.
UST they appoint foolish people to have important positions,
⇔ while they appoint rich people to have unimportant positions.
BSB Folly is appointed to great heights,
⇔ but the rich sit in lowly positions.
OEB The fool is set upon a lofty height,
⇔ While men of wealth must take a lowly seat.
WEB Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
NET Fools are placed in many positions of authority,
⇔ while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.
LSV He has set the fool in many high places,
And the rich sits in a low place.
FBV when they put fools in high positions, while those who are richly qualified are put in low positions.
T4T They appoint foolish people to have important positions,
⇔ while they appoint rich people to have unimportant positions.
LEB • but the rich sit in lowly places.
BBE The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.
MOF No MOF ECC book available
JPS Folly is set on great heights, and the rich sit in low place.
ASV folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
DRA A fool set in high dignity, and the rich sitting beneath.
YLT He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.
DBY folly is set in great dignities, but the rich sit in a low place.
RV folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
WBS folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
KJB Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
BB in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie, and the riche are set downe beneath.
(in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie, and the rich are set down beneath.)
GNV Follie is set in great excellencie, and the riche set in the lowe place.
(Follie is set in great excellencie, and the rich set in the lowe place.)
CB in yt a foole sytteth in greate dignite, & the rich are sett downe beneth:
(in it a foole sytteth in great dignite, and the rich are sett down beneth:)
WYC and riche men sitte bynethe.
(and rich men sit bynethe.)
LUT daß ein Narr sitzt in großer Würde, und die Reichen hienieden sitzen.
(daß a Narr sits in großer Würde, and the Reichen hienieden sit.)
CLV positum stultum in dignitate sublimi, et divites sedere deorsum.
(positum stultum in dignitate sublimi, and divites sedere deorsum.)
BRN The fool has been set in very high places, while rich men would sit in a low one.
BrLXX Ἐδόθη ὁ ἄφρων ἐν ὕψεσι μεγάλοις, καὶ πλούσιοι ἐν ταπεινῷ καθήσονται.
(Edothaʸ ho afrōn en hupsesi megalois, kai plousioi en tapeinōi kathaʸsontai.)
10:5-7 The unjust and destructive delegation of authority to those incapable of using it wisely is a grave mistake. Favoritism, nepotism, extortion, and bribery can place the most reckless fools in the most powerful positions.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) Fools are given leadership positions
(Some words not found in UHB: set the,folly in/on/at/with,high_places many and,rich in/on/at/with,low_place sit )
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Rulers give positions of leadership to fools”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) successful men are given low positions
(Some words not found in UHB: set the,folly in/on/at/with,high_places many and,rich in/on/at/with,low_place sit )
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “they give low positions to successful men”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) low positions
(Some words not found in UHB: set the,folly in/on/at/with,high_places many and,rich in/on/at/with,low_place sit )
This is an idiom. AT” “unimportant positions”