Thanks to everyone who left a comment. I had wanted a smaller DOF to emphasise on the Puntuality and loyalty rule and wanted the viewer to then direct his attention to the Title of the Twenty Maxims, maybe the bigger DOF would have worked better...
What was the purpose behind the choice of depth of field here? I think a greater depth would have been nicer...or the same depth but have the focus on "The Twenty Maxims" instead. A better choice in this area would have resulted in a 6...as is, I'll have to give it a 4...