Ecclesiastes 10:6
Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.
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Esther 3:1
After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him.

Esther 3:5
When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.

Proverbs 19:10
Luxury is unseemly for a fool--how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

Proverbs 28:12
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Ecclesiastes 10:5
There is an evil I have seen under the sun--an error that proceeds from the ruler:

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folly

Judges 9:14-20
Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, 'Come and reign over us.' . . .

1 Kings 12:13, 14
And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders . . .

Esther 3:1
After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him.

Psalm 12:8
The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.

Proverbs 28:12, 28
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves. . . .

dignity

James 2:3-5
If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, "Here is a seat of honor, " but say to the poor man "You must stand, " or, "Sit at my feet, " . . .

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