Office And The Dog

Μὴ παραδέξῃ αὐτὸν, ἐπισκοπήν σοι, καὶ ἡγουμενείαν, καὶ διδασκαλίαν ὑποβάλλοντα. Κόπος γὰρ κύνα ἀπὸ μακελλικῆς τραπέζης διῶξαι. Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης τῆς Κλίμακος, Λογος Κβ', ἡ Κλίμαξ

Do not receive him who would incline you to accept a bishop's seat or a position as a leader or a teacher. Beat the dog away from the butcher's table. Saint John Climacus, Step 22, The Ladder