5. There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler,
6. He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.
7. I have seen servants on horses, And princes walking as servants on the earth.
8. Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him.
9. Whoso is removing stones is grieved by them, Whoso is cleaving trees endangered by them.
10. If the iron hath been blunt, And he the face hath not sharpened, Then doth he increase strength, And wisdom [is] advantageous to make right.
11. If the serpent biteth without enchantment, Then there is no advantage to a master of the tongue.
12. Words of the mouth of the wise [are] gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.