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OET (OET-LV) It_is_put the_folly in/on/at/with_high_places many and_rich in/on/at/with_low_place they_sit.
OET (OET-RV) Foolishness can happen even in high positions,
⇔ ^and wealthy people can be in low 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. “unimportant positions”
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.
OET (OET-LV) It_is_put the_folly in/on/at/with_high_places many and_rich in/on/at/with_low_place they_sit.
OET (OET-RV) Foolishness can happen even in high positions,
⇔ ^and wealthy people can be in low positions.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.