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Ecclesiastes 10:3-5
International Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 10:3-5
International Standard Version
3 Furthermore, the way a fool lives shows he has no sense;
he proclaims to everyone that he’s a fool.
4 If your overseer gets angry at you, don’t resign,
because calmness pacifies great offenses.
5 Here’s another tragedy that I’ve observed on earth,
a kind of error that comes from an overseer:
Ecclesiastes 10:3-5
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 10:3-5
New International Version
3 Even as fools walk along the road,
they lack sense
and show everyone(A) how stupid they are.
4 If a ruler’s anger rises against you,
do not leave your post;(B)
calmness can lay great offenses to rest.(C)
5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun,
the sort of error that arises from a ruler:
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