Ecclesiastes 10:3-5
New International Version
3 Even as fools walk along the road,
they lack sense
and show everyone(A) how stupid they are.
4 If a ruler’s anger rises against you,
do not leave your post;(B)
calmness can lay great offenses to rest.(C)
5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun,
the sort of error that arises from a ruler:
Ecclesiastes 10:3-5
King James Version
3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
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