4 Don’t leave your jobjust because the ruler is angry with you.Remain calm.It will help correct your mistakes.
5 Here is something else unfair that happens here on earth.It is the kind of mistake rulers make:
6 Foolish people are given important positionswhile rich people are given less important ones.
7 I have seen servants ride on horseswhile princes walk beside them on foot.
8 Anyone who digs a pit might fall into it.Anyone who knocks down a wall might be bitten by a snake.
9 Anyone who moves large stones might be hurt by them.And anyone who cuts logs might get hurt while doing it.
10 Cutting logs with a dull axmakes you work harder.A wise man will sharpen his ax.In the same way, wisdom can make any job easier.