Ecc 10:4-7 | JFB | STEP | 4. spirit-- anger. yielding pacifieth-- ( ). This explains "leave not thy place"; do not in a resisting spirit withdraw from thy post of duty ( ).

‏ Ecclesiastes 10:4-7

4. spirit--anger.

yielding pacifieth--(Pr 15:1). This explains "leave not thy place"; do not in a resisting spirit withdraw from thy post of duty (Ec 8:3).

5. as--rather, "by reason of an error" [Maurer and Holden].

6. rich--not in mere wealth, but in wisdom, as the antithesis to "folly" (for "foolish men") shows. So Hebrew, rich, equivalent to "liberal," in a good sense (Is 32:5). Mordecai and Haman (Es 3:1, 2; 6:6-11).

7. servants upon horses--the worthless exalted to dignity (Jr 17:25); and vice versa (2Sa 15:30).