If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
If the spirit (anger) of the ruler ... - (Proverbs 15:1.) "yielding pacifieth." This explains "leave not thy place" - do not, in a resisting spirit, withdraw from thy post of duty. If this be true as to our relation to an earthly ruler, how much more so in our relation to the King of kings! (Ecclesiastes 8:3.)
Great offences. "Yielding (literally, soundness) pacifieth" the irritated ruler, so as to prevent his committing "great offences." So Jacob overcame Esau (Genesis 32:1-32; Genesis 33:1-20), and David Saul, (1 Samuel 26:1-25.)