All his servants are wicked - They know what will please, and they become informers and backbiters.

If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.— If a ruler shows that he likes adulation and falsehood rather than unpleasant tr…

If a ruler listens to lies To men that tell them in order to soothe and flatter him, or to hurt the character and reputat…

One who loves flatterers, and listens to slanderers, causes his servants to become liars and false accusers.