Ecclesiastes 10:4-10

4If the spirit of the ruler riseth against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. 5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:1 6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.2 7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. 8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. 9Whoever removeth stones shall be hurt by them; and he that cutteth wood shall be endangered by it. 10If the iron is blunt, and he doth not whet the edge, then must he use more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.