Ecclesiastes 10:4 says, If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.  Matthew Henry says that this refers to the fact that even though the people in Solomon's day were rich, they were tempted to revolt against the government over taxes.  It wasn't that they couldn't afford to pay them, they simply looked for ways not too because they felt that they should be able to keep more for themselves.  In any case, we can see that we are advised to not rebel against a ruler simply because we do not like what he is doing.  I don't believe this means that we simply accept everything that a ruler does without speaking out if we think that he or she is wrong, but that, especially in a democracy, we do it without rebellion.  Verses five and six say, There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.  Again, according to Matthew Henry, this error that comes from the ruler is to put their own interests ahead of the good of those that they rule over.  We don't have to look too far in the world today to see those who rule living in luxury while those that they rule over are living in squalor.  He also says this refers to the rich being ignored for service to the government while the poor rule over them.  I do not believe we see much of this today, nor do I believe that the rich, without the wisdom of God, always have the best interest of the poor in mind.  Verse seven continues with,  I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.  Solomon is continuing with his look at the folly of life, and he states that the servant riding while the prince walks is folly. I admit that for me, these verses are harder to apply to today's world and our role in it as followers of Christ.  I believe that are showing the folly of any one, rich or poor, attempting to govern without the wisdom of God.  When this happens, no one profits, but that does not mean we are to rise up and seize power ourselves.  We are to look to God for the wisdom to make things better.