Help the skeptical accountant phrase her diplomatic (but brutal) feedback. Choose the correct expression to complete her thought.

"____ to criticize the CEO's plan to replace our office chairs with exercise balls, but I foresee a dramatic rise in workplace injuries."

The correct answer is Far be it from me.

The phrase "far be it from me" is a fixed idiomatic expression that uses the formulaic subjunctive ("be"). It is used to politely (and often ironically) introduce a criticism or disagreement, meaning "I am not the appropriate person to say this, but..."