Ecclesiastes 9:13-14; Ecclesiastes 10:4 (New American Standard)

13 Also this I came to see as wisdom under the sun, and it impressed me. 14 There was a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded it and constructed large siegeworks against it.

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4 If the ruler's temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because composure allays great offenses.

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