A short-tempered man provokes conflicts. Whoever is patient tempers those who are stirred up.
Ecclesiastes 10:4 - Catholic Public Domain Version If the spirit of one who holds authority rises over you, do not leave your place, because attentiveness will cause the greatest sins to cease. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If the temper of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place [or show a resisting spirit]; for gentleness and calmness prevent or put a stop to great offenses. American Standard Version (1901) If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences. Common English Bible If a ruler’s temper rises against you, don’t leave your post, because calmness alleviates great offenses. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If the spirit of him that hath power, ascend upon thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease. English Standard Version 2016 If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for calmness will lay great offenses to rest. |
A short-tempered man provokes conflicts. Whoever is patient tempers those who are stirred up.
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, proceeding from the presence of a prince, as if by mistake:
You should not hastily withdraw from his presence, nor should you remain in an evil work. For all that pleases him, he will do.