Ecclesiastes 10:6
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.

Young's Literal Translation
He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.

King James Bible
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

Hebrew
Folly
הַסֶּ֔כֶל (has·se·ḵel)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5529: Silliness, dolts

is appointed
נִתַּ֣ן (nit·tan)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

to great
רַבִּ֑ים (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

heights,
בַּמְּרוֹמִ֖ים (bam·mə·rō·w·mîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4791: Altitude

but the rich
וַעֲשִׁירִ֖ים (wa·‘ă·šî·rîm)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 6223: Rich

sit
יֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃ (yê·šê·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in lowly positions.
בַּשֵּׁ֥פֶל (baš·šê·p̄el)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8216: Low estate or condition

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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