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| Ecclesiastes 10:1 | Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour. | Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more valued is a little wisdom than the great glory of the foolish. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:2 | A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. | The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:3 | Yea 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. | And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:4 | If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. | If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:5 | There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: | There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler: |
| Ecclesiastes 10:6 | Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. | The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:7 | I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. | I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:8 | He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. | He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:9 | Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby. | He who gets out stones from the earth will be damaged by them, and in the cutting of wood there is danger. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:10 | If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. | If the iron has no edge, and he does not make it sharp, then he has to put out more strength; but wisdom makes things go well. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:11 | Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. | If a snake gives a bite before the word of power is said, then there is no longer any use in the word of power. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:12 | The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. | The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:13 | The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. | The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:14 | A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? | The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him? |
| Ecclesiastes 10:15 | The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. | The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:16 | Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! | Unhappy is the land whose king is a boy, and whose rulers are feasting in the morning. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:17 | 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! | Happy is the land whose ruler is of noble birth, and whose chiefs take food at the right time, for strength and not for feasting. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:18 | By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. | When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:19 | A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. | A feast is for laughing, and wine makes glad the heart; but by the one and the other money is wasted. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:20 | Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. | Say not a curse against the king, even in your thoughts; and even secretly say not a curse against the man of wealth; because a bird of the air will take the voice, and that which has wings will give news of it. |
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