"There is an evil. have seen under the sun, like an error which goes forth from the ruler"

An example of such an error is found in the next verse. "Even worse perhaps, than the autocrat is the weakling. With him in charge, anything can happen. The upheavals of verses. and. proceed from the ruler of verse 5, and they remind us how fragile our little hierarchies are. Yet every age gets taken by surprise" (Kidner p. 90). The word "error" can refer to. sin, but it also can mean an inadvertent mistake, something done without proper consideration. The following example illustrates what Solomon has already said (Ecclesiastes 10:1), "that it takes only. small problem to wreak havoc in the world. An incidental error results in the placement of fools in positions of authority and power, thus resulting in. topsy-turvy society" (Longman p. 241).

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Old Testament