Ecclesiastes 10:4-6 in English

⁴ If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.

⁵ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

⁶ folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

⁴ If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for soothing will put an end to great offences.

⁵ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, wherein an error has proceeded from the ruler.

⁶ The fool has been set in very high places, while rich men would sit in a low one.

⁴ If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

⁵ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

⁶ Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

⁴ If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

⁵ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

⁶ Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

⁴ If the spirit of the ruler rise up against you, leave not your place; for soothing will put an end to great offenses.

⁵ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, wherein an error has proceeded from the ruler.

⁶ The fool has been set in very high places, while rich men would sit in a low one.

⁴ If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding allayeth great offences.

⁵ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

⁶ folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

⁴ Do not quit working for a ruler when he is angry with you; if you remain calm, he will probably stop being angry.

⁵ There is something else that I have seen here on this earth, something that rulers sometimes do that is wrong/inappropriate:

⁶ They appoint foolish people to have important positions, while they appoint rich people to have unimportant positions.

⁴ If the spirit of the ruler rise up against you, leave not your place; for soothing will put an end to great offences.

⁵ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, wherein an error has proceeded from the ruler.

⁶ The fool has been set in very high places, while rich men would sit in a low one.

⁴ 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.

⁴ 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.

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

⁴ If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.

⁵ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler:

⁶ The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.

⁴ If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for quietness pacifieth great offences.

⁵ There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as an error that proceedeth from the ruler:

⁶ folly is set in great dignities, but the rich sit in a low place.

⁴ If the spirit of him that hath power, ascend upon thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease.

⁵ There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were by an error proceeding from the face of the prince:

⁶ A fool set in high dignity, and the rich sitting beneath.

⁴ If your superior gets angry with you, don't give up and leave. If you stay calm even bad mistakes can be resolved.

⁵ I also realized there's another evil here on earth: rulers make a big mistake

⁶ when they put fools in high positions, while those who are richly qualified are put in low positions.

⁴ If the spirite of him that ruleth, rise vp against thee, leaue not thy place: for gentlenes pacifieth great sinnes.

⁵ There is an euil that I haue seene vnder the sunne, as an errour that proceedeth from the face of him that ruleth.

⁶ Follie is set in great excellencie, and the riche set in the lowe place.

⁴ If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.

⁵ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceedeth from a ruler:

⁶ Folly is set on great heights, and the rich sit in low place.

⁴ If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

⁵ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

⁶ folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

⁴ If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for submissiveness causeth great offences to be avoided.

⁵ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

⁶ Folly is set in great high places, and the rich sit in lowness.

⁴ If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, Leave not thy place; For soothing will put an end to great offenses.

⁵ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, Wherein an error has proceeded from the ruler.

⁶ The fool has been set in very high places, While rich men would sit in a low one.

⁴ If the anger of a ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place! for gentleness pacifieth great offences.

⁵ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun; an error which proceedeth from a ruler.

⁶ Folly is set in many high stations, and the noble sit in a low place.

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

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

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

⁴ 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.

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

⁴ If the spirit of the ruler riseth against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offenses.

⁵ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

⁶ Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

⁴ 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.

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

⁴ If the spirit of him, that hath power, goeth upon thee, forsake thou not thy place; for curing, or caring, or taking heed, shall make greatest sins to cease.

⁵ An evil there is, that I saw under the sun, and going out as by error from the face of the prince;

⁶ a fool set in high dignity, and rich men sit beneath.

⁴ If the spirit of him, that hath power, goeth upon thee, forsake thou not thy place, (or If the spirit of him, who hath power, goeth against thee, do not leave thy position, that is, do not resign thy post); for curing, or taking heed, shall make (the) greatest sins to cease.

⁵ An evil there is, that I saw under the sun, and going out as by error from the face of the prince; (There is an evil that I saw under the sun, and going out as an error from the leader, or from the ruler;)

⁶ a fool (is) set in high dignity, and rich men sit beneath.

⁴ If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.

⁵ There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler,

⁶ He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.