GEN1220 [Included in the class of flatterers is] one whose words are believed by others and who is relied upon by all who hear him, who then, with the intention of elevating a particular person or one of his close relatives whom he likes, asserts that he is a wise man, when in actuality he is a child without wisdom. Hosea 13:13  [This “wise man”] will be a hindrance and stumbling block, for people will rely on his decisions, disputes will be adjudicated by him – and he will pervert justice and destroy the world. Ethics of the Fathers 5:8.   GATES 385