I have seen another ¹  misfortune ²  on the earth: ³  It is an error a ruler makes. ⁴ 

The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard ¹  among fools.

If the anger ¹  of the ruler flares up ²  against you, do not resign ³  from your position, ⁴  for a calm ⁵  response ⁶  can undo ⁷  great offenses.

I considered all the living who walk on earth, ¹  as well as the successor ²  who would arise ³  in his place.

Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobility, ¹  and your princes feast at the proper time ²  – with self-control and not in drunkenness. ³ 

Just as no one has power over the wind to restrain it, ¹  so no one has power over the day of his ²  death. Just as no one can be discharged during the battle, ³  so wickedness cannot rescue the wicked. ⁴