(The Railway Museum, Saitama City, Japan)A Fool, Prudent Men, and Kings
(Un imbécile, prudent hommes, et les rois)
Pro 12:16 A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
("The Grapes of Wrath" written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939 is also well known in Japan with the Japanese title "Ikari-no-budou."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grapes_of_Wrath
Some Japanese critics think that this novel includes something more religious than socialistic.
But, it might mean something more universal and real, since I found a certain reference to it in a blog article written, on the sub-prime loan issue, by a pundit associated with the US Congress:
http://pundits.thehill.com/2007/12/06/grapes-of-wrath-for-some-wonderful-life-for-others/)
Pro 16:12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.