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.
7. I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
8. He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
9. Whoever removeth stones shall be hurt by them; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered by it.
10. If the iron is blunt, and he doth not whet the edge, then must he use more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.