Ecclesiastes 10:4-6

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁴If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post,
for calmness will undo great offenses.

⁵There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as great an error as if it proceeded from the ruler: ⁶folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place.

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