Ecclesiastes 10:4
If your superior gets angry with you, don't give up and leave. If you stay calm even bad mistakes can be resolved.
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5I also realized there's another evil here on earth: rulers make a big mistake
Cross References
Proverbs 25:15If you're patient you can persuade your superior, and soft words can break down opposition.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 10:2-4
The Advantages of Wisdom. 1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour. 2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. 3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool. In these verses Solomon shows, I. What great need wise men have to take heed of being guilty of any instance of folly; for a little folly… Read the whole commentary →