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| Ecclesiastes 10:1 | Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to stink [and] ferment; [so] a little folly is weightier than wisdom [and] honour. | Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth an offensive odor: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:2 | The heart of a wise [man] is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. | A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart is at his left. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:3 | Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his sense faileth [him], and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool. | Also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:4 | If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for quietness pacifieth great offences. | If the spirit of the ruler riseth against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offenses. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:5 | There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as an error [that] proceedeth from the ruler: | There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: |
| Ecclesiastes 10:6 | folly is set in great dignities, but the rich sit in a low place. | Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:7 | I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. | I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:8 | He that diggeth a pit falleth into it; and whoso breaketh down a hedge, a serpent biteth him. | He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:9 | Whoso removeth stones is hurt therewith; he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby. | Whoever removeth stones shall be hurt by them; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered by it. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:10 | If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he apply more strength; but wisdom is profitable to give success. | If the iron is blunt, and he doth not whet the edge, then must he use more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:11 | If the serpent bite before enchantment, then the charmer hath no advantage. | Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:12 | The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself. | The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:13 | The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. | The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:14 | And the fool multiplieth words: [yet] man knoweth not what shall be; and what shall be after him, who will tell him? | A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? |
| Ecclesiastes 10:15 | The labour of fools wearieth them, because they know not how to go to the city. | The labor of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:16 | Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! | Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! |
| Ecclesiastes 10:17 | Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a son of nobles, and thy princes eat in [due] season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! | Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! |
| Ecclesiastes 10:18 | By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth. | By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:19 | A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh life merry; but money answereth everything. | A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:20 | Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for the bird of the air will carry the voice, and that which hath wings will tell the matter. | Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bed-chamber: for a bird of the air will carry the voice, and that which hath wings will tell the matter. |
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