Ecclesiastes 10:5-7 (ESV Strong's)
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were an error proceeding from the ruler: folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place. I have seen slaves on horses, and princes walking on the ground like slaves.
Social Order Turned Upside Down
In Solomon’s day there was a certain peeking order. As in our day, the rich tend to the rule and the poor tend to be their servants. God’s word is not saying this is RIGHT, but that seem to be the course when sin rules rather than Christ. In our world we are ruled by sin. People complain about the results or consequences, but still refuse to submit to Christ’s rule. Under Christ’s rule (His Kingdom) all men are the same. But, in our day and in Solomon’s day, that is not the case. Sin ruled and hierarchy presided over mankind. Solomon’s point in the above passage is that when even that hierarchy is turned upside down, it seems in “error” or it seems to be an “evil.” Solomon is writing about how the poor, even the wisest of the poor, are dismissed, simply because they are poor. In 9:13 and following Solomon makes the case that even if a poor wiseman saves a city, they will soon forget him because he is poor. As he continues to write, Solomon makes his point (in our above text) that is seems almost evil or in complete error when the fool, the poor, the lowly rule and the rich are not in charge. Solomon is not saying the poor should not rule, but the that the fool, weather riche or poor should not be in leadership. Solomon is simply telling us that the world seems upside down at times, when sin rules. It is only under God’s grace that leadership can be set straight and that those in God’s grace lead in harmony with Him.
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