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Ecclesiastes 10:3-5
Good News Translation
Ecclesiastes 10:3-5
Good News Translation
3 Their stupidity will be evident even to strangers they meet along the way; they let everyone know that they are fools.
4 If your ruler becomes angry with you, do not hand in your resignation; serious wrongs may be pardoned if you keep calm.[a]
5 Here is an injustice I have seen in the world—an injustice caused by rulers.
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- Ecclesiastes 10:4 keep calm; or submit to him.
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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