English Bible Presentation Sharing - Ecclesiastes Book, chapter 10, verse 2 in Nlt Version

Ecclesiastes 10 : 1 (NLT)

As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink, so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor.

Ecclesiastes 10 : 2 (NLT)

A wise person chooses the right road; a fool takes the wrong one.

Ecclesiastes 10 : 3 (NLT)

You can identify fools just by the way they walk down the street!

Ecclesiastes 10 : 4 (NLT)

If your boss is angry at you, don't quit! A quiet spirit can overcome even great mistakes.

Ecclesiastes 10 : 5 (NLT)

There is another evil I have seen under the sun. Kings and rulers make a grave mistake

Ecclesiastes 10 : 6 (NLT)

when they give great authority to foolish people and low positions to people of proven worth.

Ecclesiastes 10 : 7 (NLT)

I have even seen servants riding horseback like princes-- and princes walking like servants!

Ecclesiastes 10 : 8 (NLT)

When you dig a well, you might fall in. When you demolish an old wall, you could be bitten by a snake.

Ecclesiastes 10 : 9 (NLT)

When you work in a quarry, stones might fall and crush you. When you chop wood, there is danger with each stroke of your ax.

Ecclesiastes 10 : 10 (NLT)

Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That's the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.

Ecclesiastes 10 : 11 (NLT)

If a snake bites before you charm it, what's the use of being a snake charmer?

Ecclesiastes 10 : 12 (NLT)

Wise words bring approval, but fools are destroyed by their own words.

Ecclesiastes 10 : 13 (NLT)

Fools base their thoughts on foolish assumptions, so their conclusions will be wicked madness;

Ecclesiastes 10 : 14 (NLT)

they chatter on and on. No one really knows what is going to happen; no one can predict the future.

Ecclesiastes 10 : 15 (NLT)

Fools are so exhausted by a little work that they can't even find their way home.

Ecclesiastes 10 : 16 (NLT)

What sorrow for the land ruled by a servant, the land whose leaders feast in the morning.

Ecclesiastes 10 : 17 (NLT)

Happy is the land whose king is a noble leader and whose leaders feast at the proper time to gain strength for their work, not to get drunk.

Ecclesiastes 10 : 18 (NLT)

Laziness leads to a sagging roof; idleness leads to a leaky house.

Ecclesiastes 10 : 19 (NLT)

A party gives laughter, wine gives happiness, and money gives everything!

Ecclesiastes 10 : 20 (NLT)

Never make light of the king, even in your thoughts. And don't make fun of the powerful, even in your own bedroom. For a little bird might deliver your message and tell them what you said.