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Ecclesiastes 10:4

NETBible	If the anger¹ of the ruler flares up² against you, do not resign³ from your position,⁴ for a calm⁵ response⁶ can undo⁷ great offenses.
NIV © biblegateway Ecc 10:4	If a ruler’s anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great errors to rest.
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 10:4	If the ruler’s temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because composure allays great offenses.
NLT © biblegateway Ecc 10:4	If your boss is angry with you, don’t quit! A quiet spirit can overcome even great mistakes.
MSG © biblegateway Ecc 10:4	If a ruler loses his temper against you, don't panic; A calm disposition quiets intemperate rage.
BBE © SABDAweb Ecc 10:4	If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.
NRSV © bibleoremus Ecc 10:4	If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness will undo great offenses.
NKJV © biblegateway Ecc 10:4	If the spirit of the ruler rises against you, Do not leave your post; For conciliation pacifies great offenses.
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KJV	If the spirit <07307> of the ruler <04910> (8802) rise up <05927> (8799) against thee, leave <03240> (8686) not thy place <04725>_; for yielding <04832> pacifieth <03240> (8686) great <01419> offences <02399>_.
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 10:4	If <0518> the ruler's <04910> temper <07307> rises <05927> against <05921> you, do not abandon <05117> your position <04725> , because <03588> composure <04832> allays <05117> great <01419> offenses <02399> .
LXXM	ean <1437> CONJ pneuma <4151> N-NSN tou <3588> T-GSM exousiazontov <1850> V-PAPGS anabh <305> V-AAS-3S epi <1909> PREP se <4771> P-AS topon <5117> N-ASM sou <4771> P-GS mh <3165> ADV afhv {V-AAS-2S} oti <3754> CONJ iama <2386> N-NSN katapausei <2664> V-FAI-3S amartiav <266> N-APF megalav <3173> A-APF
NET [draft] ITL	If <0518> the anger <07307> of the ruler <04910> flares up <05927> against <05921> you, do not <0408> resign <03240> from your position <04725> , for <03588> a calm <04832> response can undo <03240> great <01419> offenses <02399> .
HEBREW	Mylwdg <01419> Myajx <02399> xyny <03240> aprm <04832> yk <03588> xnt <03240> la <0408> Kmwqm <04725> Kyle <05921> hlet <05927> lswmh <04910> xwr <07307> Ma (10:4) <0518>

NETBible

If the anger¹ of the ruler flares up² against you, do not resign³ from your position,⁴ for a calm⁵ response⁶ can undo⁷ great offenses.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “spirit.”

²tn Heb “rises up.”

³tn Heb “Do not leave.”

⁴tn Heb “your place.” The term מָקוֹם (maqom, “place”) denotes a position, post or office (1 Kgs 20:24; Eccl 8:3; 10:4; BDB 879 s.v. מָקוֹם 1.c).

⁵tn The noun II מַרְפֵּא (marpe’, “calmness”) is used in reference to keeping one’s composure with a peaceful heart (Prov 14:30) and responding to criticism with a gentle tongue (Prov 15:4); cf. HALOT 637 s.v. II מַרְפֵּא. It is used in reference to keeping one’s composure in an emotionally charged situation (BDB 951 s.v. מַרְפֵּא 2). The term “calmness” is used here as a metonymy of association, meaning “calm response.”

⁶tn The term “response” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification (see preceding note on the word “calm”).

⁷tn The verbal root נוח means “to leave behind; to leave untouched” (HALOT 680 s.v. I נוח 2) in general, and in this passage, “to undo” or “to allay” offenses (HALOT 680 s.v. I נוח 3; BDB 629 s.v. נוּחַ 5) or “to avoid” offenses (BDB 629 נוּחַ 5). The point is either that (1) a composed response can calm or appease the anger of the ruler, or (2) a calm heart will help one avoid great sins that would offend the king. The root נוח (“to rest”) is repeated, creating a wordplay: “Do not leave” (אַל־תַּנַּח, ’al-tannakh) and “to avoid; to allay” (יַנִּיחַ, yanniakh). Rather than resigning (i.e., leaving), composure can appease a king (i.e., cause the anger of the king to leave).