Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against you, leave not your place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
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2 A wise man's heart at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
3 yes also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth , and he says to every one he a fool.
4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against you, leave not your place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, as an error proceedeth from the ruler:
6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.