Ecclesiastes 10:20

"Furthermore, in your bedchamber do not curse. king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse. rich man, for. bird of the heavens will carry the sound, and the winged creature will make the matter known".

Points To Note:

1. Wise counsel is offered here to those who must suffer through the abuse of leaders whose character has been identified in the preceding verses. 2. Kidner notes of such corrupt rulers, "They would not have reached their dizzy heights, or stayed there, without. sixth sense for dissidents---or having their own informers" (p. 95). 3. The verse also reveals that what you think will remain. secret can easily become public, what is in the mind, or what is said in secret can easily slip out of the lips in public (Luke 6:45). 4. The reference to "a bird" in the above verse is. proverbial saying, common to all languages, "We say of secret information, 'A little bird told me'" (P.P. Comm. p. 256). 5. The verse also reveals that. ruler who is selfish, indulgent, self-absorbed and immoral, can also be very dangerous. Those who abuse their positions of power are capable of committing other crimes and sins. Those who are in love with power aren't going to let go of it without. fight.