Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 10:2

κατὰ τὸν κριτὴν τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ οὕτως καὶ οἱ λειτουργοὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατὰ τὸν ἡγούμενον τῆς πόλεως πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες αὐτήν.
King James Version (KJV)

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.

Modern English

As the judge of the people is, so are his officials, and as the ruler of the city is, so are all who live there.

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