Ecclesiastes 10:4
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If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
In other translations
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
Hebrew words
אִם־'im-ifH518רוּחַruach[the] spirit ofH7307הַמּוֹשֵׁלhamoshelthe rulerH4910תַּעֲלֶהta'alehit will go upH5927עָלֶיךָ'aleikhatowards youH5921מְקוֹמְךָmekomchaplace yourH4725אַל־'al-may notH408תַּנַּחtanachyou leaveH5117כִּיkiforH3588מַרְפֵּאmarpe'calmnessH4832יַנִּיחַyaniachit will cause to restH5117חֲטָאִיםchata'imsinsH2399גְּדוֹלִים׃gedolimgreatH1419
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Related verses
- Proverbs 25:15By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
- Ecclesiastes 8:3Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
- 1 Samuel 25:24-4424 And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid. 25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send. 26 Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. 27 And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.24 She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant. 25 My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent. 26 Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, the LORD has held you back from coming to bloodshed and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal. 27 Now let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow you.
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