Ecclesiastes 10 : 1 (KJV)
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.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 2 (KJV)
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 3 (KJV)
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.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 4 (KJV)
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 5 (KJV)
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
Ecclesiastes 10 : 6 (KJV)
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 7 (KJV)
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 8 (KJV)
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 9 (KJV)
Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 10 (KJV)
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.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 11 (KJV)
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 12 (KJV)
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 13 (KJV)
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 14 (KJV)
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 (KJV)
The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 16 (KJV)
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
Ecclesiastes 10 : 17 (KJV)
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 (KJV)
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 19 (KJV)
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 20 (KJV)
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.
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