Ecclesiastes 10




lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:1 @ Dead flies cause the precious oil of the apothecary to become stinking and foaming; so doth a little folly him that is valued for wisdom and honor.

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:2 @ The heart of a wise man is at his right hand; but the heart of a fool is at his left.

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:3 @ Yea also, on whatever way the fool walketh, doth he lack proper sense, and he saith to all that he is a fool.

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:4 @ If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for submissiveness causeth great offences to be avoided.

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:5 @ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:6 @ Folly is set in great high places, and the rich sit in lowness.

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:7 @ I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants upon the ground.––

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:8 @ He that diggeth a pit will fall into it; and him who breaketh down a fence––a serpent will bite him.

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:9 @ Whoso removeth stones will be hurt through them; and he that cleaveth wood will be endangered thereby.

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:10 @ If the iron be blunt, and man do not whet the edge, then must he exert more strength; but the advantage of making it properly sharp is wisdom.

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:11 @ If the serpent do bite because no one uttered a charm, then hath the man that can use his tongue no preference.––

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:12 @ The words of a wise man’s mouth grace; but the lips of a fool will destroy himself.

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:13 @ The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the last that cometh out of his mouth is evil–bringing madness.

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:14 @ The fool also multiplieth words; a man cannot know what is to be; and what is to be after him, who can tell him?

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:15 @ The toil of the foolish will weary every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.––

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:16 @ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is lowminded, and when thy princes eat in the morning!

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:17 @ Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is noble–spirited, and thy princes eat in proper time, for strengthening, and not for gluttony!––

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:18 @ Through slothful hands the rafters will sink; and through idleness of the hands the house will become leaky.

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:19 @ For gay pleasure they prepare a feast, and wine is to make the living joyful; but money procureth all things.

lesserot@Ecclesiastes:10:20 @ Even in thy thought thou must not curse a king; and in thy bed–chambers do not curse the rich; for a bird of the air can carry the sound, and that which hath wings can tell the word.


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