OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 4

Ecclesiastes 10:4

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If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.

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Ecclesiastes 10:4 in context

Ecclesiastes 10:1–7

1

Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to produce an evil odor;

so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

2

A wise man’s heart is at his right hand,

but a fool’s heart at his left.

3

Yes also when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

4
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If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.

5

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.

6

Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

7

I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.

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