I have seen another misfortune on the earth: It is an error a ruler makes.

The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among fools.

If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position, for a calm response can undo great offenses.

I considered all the living who walk on earth, as well as the successor who would arise in his place.

Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time – with self-control and not in drunkenness.

Just as no one has power over the wind to restrain it, so no one has power over the day of his death. Just as no one can be discharged during the battle, so wickedness cannot rescue the wicked.