⁵ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

¹⁶ And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.

¹ Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and, behold, the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

⁷ Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.

¹³ There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, `namely', riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:

¹ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:

³ This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that `they go' to the dead.