she.phel denotes a low estate, shown in settings of social reversal and remembered affliction.

The two verses present she.phel as a low estate: Ecclesiastes 10:6 contrasts it with high places, and Psalm 136:23 names the afflicted condition that is remembered.

1. Low estate or afflicted condition · dominant

   In Ecclesiastes 10:6, the masculine singular absolute form stands in the contrast between folly in high places and the rich sitting in a low estate; the APB renders the latter clause "while the rich sit in low estate." In Psalm 136:23, the masculine singular construct form occurs in the statement of being remembered in an afflicted condition; the APB renders "who remembered us in our poverty."

   Ecclesiastes 10:6Psalm 136:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with "low estate" in Ecclesiastes 10:6 and "poverty" in Psalm 136:23. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation without assigning each English expression mechanically to the term.