Sirach 10:2

As the judge of the people is himself, so are his officers; and what manner of man the ruler of the city is, such are all they that dwell therein.

As the judge of the people is himself, so are his officers; and what manner of man the ruler of the city is, such are all they that dwell therein.

As is the judge of his people, so are his officials. As the city’s ruler is, so are all those who dwell in it.