Ecclesiastes 10:1-5

¹As dead flies cause perfume to stink, so a little folly can overpower wisdom and honor.

²The heart of a wise person tends to the right, but the heart of a fool tends to the left.

³When a fool walks down a road, his thinking is deficient, proving to everyone he is a fool.

⁴If the emotions of a ruler rise up against you, do not leave your work. Calm can quiet down great outrage.

⁵There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, a kind of error that comes from a ruler: