It only takes a little folly to outweigh a lot of wisdom and honour. One stupid mistake or sin can cause untold damage. A fool displays his folly in all that he does.
All of us sometimes invoke the anger of those above us. The natural reaction can be to seek to defend ourselves or to get angry. Often the best course of action is to "keep calm and carry on"!
Sometimes rulers promote the wrong people. They do it out of nepotism or some other form of favouritism, or just out of folly. Bosses sometimes do the same at work. It is important that the right people are in the right position.
Everything we do involves a risk of some sort. Today we are obsessed with health and safety. Now it is right to take proper precautions and criminal not to do so, but there is no way of eliminating all risk. In fact the only way is to do nothing, but than in itself is dangerous!
Skill is needed as well as power. In fact this chapter is reading more like a chapter from Proverbs. Perhaps the Teacher was reverting back to his wisdom days!
We should always be careful what we say. Jesus said that we will be judged for every idle word. Things we say supposedly in private or in confidence can find their way out.
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