Sirach 10:3

3 An uneducated king will ruin his people, and a city is founded on the intelligence of its rulers.

Sirach 10:3 In-Context

1 Wise judges will instruct their people, and an intelligent person's rule will be orderly.

2 As the people's judges are, so will their officials be, and as the ruler of a city is, so also are all of its inhabitants.

3 An uneducated king will ruin his people, and a city is founded on the intelligence of its rulers.

4 Authority over the earth belongs to the Lord, and he will identify the person who is right for the time.

5 A people's success belongs to the Lord, and he will give glory to the legal expert.