Ecclesiastes 10 : 1 (MKJV)
As dead flies cause the perfumer's ointment to stink and ferment; so a little folly is more rare than wisdom and than honor.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 2 (MKJV)
A man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 3 (MKJV)
Yes also, in the way a fool walks, his heart fails; and he says to all that he is a fool.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 4 (MKJV)
If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place; for yielding quiets great sinners.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 5 (MKJV)
There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like a sin which comes from a ruler's presence;
Ecclesiastes 10 : 6 (MKJV)
foolishness is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 7 (MKJV)
I have seen servants on horses and princes walking as servants on the earth.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 8 (MKJV)
He who digs a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaks a hedge, a snake shall bite him.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 9 (MKJV)
Whoever removes stones shall be hurt with them. He who splits wood shall be endangered by it.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 10 (MKJV)
If the iron is blunt, and he does not whet the edge, then he must put more strength to it. But wisdom is profitable to direct.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 11 (MKJV)
Surely the snake will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 12 (MKJV)
The words of a wise mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow him.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 13 (MKJV)
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is wicked madness.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 14 (MKJV)
A fool also makes many words; a man knows not what they shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
Ecclesiastes 10 : 15 (MKJV)
The labor of fools wearies him, because he does not know how to go to the city.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 16 (MKJV)
Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child and your leaders eat in the morning.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 17 (MKJV)
Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your leaders eat in due time, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
Ecclesiastes 10 : 18 (MKJV)
By slothfulness the building decays; and through lowering of the hands the house leaks.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 19 (MKJV)
Bread is made for laughter, and wine makes merry; but silver answers all things.
Ecclesiastes 10 : 20 (MKJV)
Do not curse a king, no, not in your thought; and do not curse the rich in your bedroom; for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which has wings shall tell the matter.
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