Ecclesiastes 10:4

The Scriptures 1998

If the spirit of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness lays to rest great faults.

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A man of wrath stirs up strife, But he who is patient appeases strife.

Through patience a ruler is persuaded, And a soft tongue shatters a bone.

There is an evil I have seen under the sun, as a mistake coming from the ruler:

Do not be in a hurry to go from his presence. Do not take a stand in an evil matter, for he does whatever he pleases.”