4 If a ruler’s anger rises against you,do not leave your post;calmness can lay great offences to rest.
5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun,the sort of error that arises from a ruler:
6 fools are put in many high positions,while the rich occupy the low ones.
7 I have seen slaves on horseback,while princes go on foot like slaves.
8 Whoever digs a pit may fall into it;whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
9 Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them;whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.
10 If the axe is dulland its edge unsharpened,more strength is needed,but skill will bring success.