Ecclesiastes 10:4
“If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.”
A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
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.
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
Related Verses
“The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.”
“Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.”
“Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:”
“Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.”
“Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.”