Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead4194 flies2070 cause the oil8081 of the perfumer7543 to send forth5042 an evil odor;887 so does a little4592 folly5531 outweigh3368 wisdom2451 and honor.35192 A wise man's2450 heart3820 is at his right hand,3225 but a fool's3684 heart3820 at his left.80403 Yes also, when the fool5530 walks1980 by the way,1870 his understanding3820 fails2638 him, and he says559 to everyone that he is a fool.55304 If the spirit7307 of the ruler4910 rises up5927 against you, don't leave3240 your place;4725 for gentleness4832 lays3240 great1419 offenses2399 to rest.
Ecclesiastes 10:5 There is3426 an evil7451 which I have seen7200 under the sun,8121 the sort of error7684 which proceeds3318 from6440 the ruler.79896 Folly5529 is set5414 in great7227 dignity,4791 and the rich6223 sit3427 in a low place.82167 I have seen7200 servants5650 on horses,5483 and princes8269 walking1980 like servants5650 on the earth.7768 He who digs2658 a pit1475 may fall5307 into it; and whoever breaks6555 through a wall1447 may be bitten5391 by a snake.51759 Whoever carves out5265 stones68 may be injured6087 by them. Whoever splits1234 wood6086 may be endangered5533 thereby.
10 If the axe1270 is blunt,6949 and one doesn't sharpen7043 the edge,6440 then he must use1396 more strength;2428 but skill2451 brings3787 success.3504
Ecclesiastes 10:11 If the snake5175 bites5391 before it is charmed,3908 then is there no profit3504 for the charmer's tongue.395612 The words1697 of a wise man's2450 mouth6310 are gracious;2580 but a fool3684 is swallowed1104 by his own lips.819313 The beginning8462 of the words1697 of his mouth6310 is foolishness;5531 and the end319 of his talk6310 is mischievous7451 madness.194814 A fool5530 also multiplies7235 words.1697 Man120 doesn't know3045 what will be; and that which will be after310 him, who can tell5046 him?
15 The labor5999 of fools3684 wearies3021 every one of them; for he doesn't know3045 how to go3212 to the city.589216 Woe337 to you, land,776 when your king4428 is a child,5288 and your princes8269 eat398 in the morning!124217 Happy835 are you, land,776 when your king4428 is the son1121 of nobles,2715 and your princes8269 eat398 in due season,6256 for strength,1369 and not for drunkenness!835818 By slothfulness6103 the roof4746 sinks4355 in; and through idleness8220 of the hands3027 the house1004 leaks.181119 A feast3899 is made6213 for laughter,7814 and wine3196 makes the life glad;8055 and money3701 is the answer6030 for all things.
20 Don't curse7043 the king,4428 no, not in your thoughts;4093 and don't curse7043 the rich6223 in your bedroom:2315 for a bird5775 of the sky8064 may carry3212 your voice,6963 and that which has1167 wings3671 may tell5046 the matter.1697