Ecclesiastes 10:4

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

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WEBBE

If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offences to rest.

BSB

If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.

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אִם־ 'im- if H518 רוּחַ ru·ach [the] spirit of H7307 הַמּוֹשֵׁל ha·mo·shel the ruler H4910 תַּעֲלֶה ta·'a·leh it will go up H5927 עָלֶיךָ 'a·lei·kha towards you H5921 מְקוֹמְךָ me·kom·cha place your H4725 אַל־ 'al- may not H408 תַּנַּח ta·nach you leave H5117 כִּי ki for H3588 מַרְפֵּא mar·pe' calmness H4832 יַנִּיחַ ya·ni·ach it will cause to rest H5117 חֲטָאִים cha·ta·'im sins H2399 גְּדוֹלִים ge·do·lim great H1419

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.