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Douay-Rheims
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There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were by an error proceeding from the face of the prince:
King James
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There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
Louis Second
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Il est un mal que j'ai vu sous le soleil, comme une erreur provenant de celui qui gouverne
Martin Luther
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Es ist ein Unglück, das ich sah unter der Sonne, nämlich Unverstand, der unter den Gewaltigen gemein ist,
Vulgate
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est malum quod vidi sub sole quasi per errorem egrediens a facie principis

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


malum : evil, misfortune, misdeed, crime, injury, damage.
quod : (neut. sing. acc.) (the sea), WHICH you cannot drink dry.
quod : (+ comparative) the x the better (quod celior = the faster the.
quod : (beginning sentence) and, but, now.
quod : (neut. sing. nom.) (the war), WHICH killed so many.
quod : (with time) since, as far as, to the extent that.
quod : because, whereas, the point that, the fact that.
sub : (+ acc. or dat.) under, up under, close to, beneath, below.
quasi : as if, just as, just as if, as it were /a sort of.
per : (prefix to an adjective) very, excessively, quite.
per : (+ acc.) (of time) throughout, during, in the course of.
per : (+ acc.) (of space) through, along, over / in the presence of.
per : (+ acc.) (cause) because of, on account of.
per : (+ acc.) (means/instrument) through, with, by, by means of.