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 (Isa 32:5). Mordecai and Haman (Es 3:1, 2; 6:6-11).

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