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Ecclesiastes 10:4-10
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Ecclesiastes 10:4-10
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If a ruler’s anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great offenses to rest.
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There is an evil I have seen under the sun, the sort of error that arises from a ruler:
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Fools are put in many high positions, while the rich occupy the low ones.
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I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.
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Whoever digs a pit may fall into it; whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
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Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them; whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.
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If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed, but skill will bring success.
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Ecclesiastes 8:3
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Proverbs 16:14
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Proverbs 25:15
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Proverbs 29:2
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Proverbs 19:10
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Psalms 7:15
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Psalms 57:6
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Proverbs 26:27
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Esther 2:23
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Psalms 9:16
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Amos 5:19
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Proverbs 26:27
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