Ecclesiastes 10:4-10

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:

⁶Fools are given leadership positions, while successful men are given low positions.

⁷I have seen slaves riding horses, and successful men walking like slaves on the ground.

⁸Anyone who digs a pit can fall into it, and whenever someone breaks down a wall, a snake can bite him.

⁹Whoever cuts out stones can be hurt by them, and the man who chops wood is endangered by it.

¹⁰If an iron blade is dull, and a man does not sharpen it, then he must use more strength, but wisdom provides an advantage for success.