4If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.


In Context

1 Dead flies cause a perfumer's perfume To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom — By reason of honour — a little folly!

2 The heart of the wise is at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.

3 And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, 'He is a fool.'

4 If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.

5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler,

6 He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.

Ecclesiastes 10:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:4If a ruler's anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great errors to rest.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:4If the spirit of him that hath power, ascend upon thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for quietness pacifieth great offences.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding allayeth great offences.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:4If the spirit of the ruler riseth against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offenses.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:4If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don't leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against you, leave not your place; for yielding pacifies great offenses.