| Eccl. 10:1 |
Dead flies cause the perfumer's ointment to stink, to ferment; [so] a little folly outweighs wisdom [and] honor. |
| Eccl. 10:2 |
A wise man's heart [inclines] to his right, but a fool's heart [inclines] to his left. |
| Eccl. 10:3 |
And also, when the fool walks on the way, his sense fails [him,] and he tells everyone that he is a fool. |
| Eccl. 10:4 |
If the ruler's spirit rises up against you, do not leave your place; for composure allays great offenses. |
| Eccl. 10:5 |
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, like an error that proceeds from the ruler: |
| Eccl. 10:6 |
Folly is set in many high places, and rich men sit in a low place. |
| Eccl. 10:7 |
I have seen servants on horses and princes walking on the earth like servants. |
| Eccl. 10:8 |
He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who breaks through a wall will be bitten by a serpent; |
| Eccl. 10:9 |
Whoever quarries stones will be hurt by them, and whoever splits logs will be endangered by them. |
| Eccl. 10:10 |
If the iron is blunt, and one does not whet the edge, then he must apply more strength; but wisdom has the advantage of giving success. |
| Eccl. 10:11 |
If the serpent bites before it is charmed, then there is no advantage in a charmer. |
| Eccl. 10:12 |
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool swallow him up. |
| Eccl. 10:13 |
The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly, and the end of his talk is wicked madness. |
| Eccl. 10:14 |
Yet the fool multiplies words. No man knows what will be; and what will be after him, who can tell him? |
| Eccl. 10:15 |
The labor of fools wears them out, because they do not know [even] how to get to town. |
| Eccl. 10:16 |
Woe to you, O land whose king is a young boy and whose princes feast in the morning! |
| Eccl. 10:17 |
Happy are you, O land whose king is the son of nobles and whose princes feast at the [proper] time, for strength and not for drunkenness! |
| Eccl. 10:18 |
Through slothfulness the rafters sag, and through idleness of hands the house leaks. |
| Eccl. 10:19 |
They make a feast for laughter, and wine makes life merry, and money is the answer to everything. |
| Eccl. 10:20 |
Do not curse the king even in your thought, and do not curse a rich man in your bedroom; for a bird of heaven will carry the sound, or [something] with wings will tell the matter. |