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: