nsb - 10

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:1 @ Dead flies cause the perfumers oil to smell. A little foolishness does the same for the one with a reputation for wisdom and honor.

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:2 @ A wise man's heart is at his right hand and a fool's heart at his left.

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:3 @ When he who is a fool walks along the path, his wisdom fails him, and he says to every one that he is a fool.

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:4 @ If the temper of the ruler rises up against you do not withdraw from him for gentleness can put a stop to great offenses.

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:5 @ There is an evil that I have seen under the sun. It is like an error that proceeds from the ruler.

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:6 @ Craziness is set in many exalted places, and the rich sit in low places.

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:7 @ I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:8 @ He that digs a pit will fall into it. A serpent will bite whoever breaks through a hedge.

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:9 @ Whoever removes landmark stones will be hurt. They will endanger the one who cuts down trees.

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:10 @ If the ax is dull, and he does not whet the edge, he must put forth more effort. Wisdom helps him to succeed.

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:11 @ Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment. A slanderer is no better than an uncharmed snake.

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:12 @ The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:13 @ The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness. The result of his talk is mischievous madness.

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:14 @ A fool also is full of words. A man cannot predict what will be and what will be after him. Who can tell him?

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:15 @ The labor of the foolish wearies everyone of them, because he does not know how to go to the city.

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:16 @ Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child and your princes eat in the morning!

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:17 @ You are blessed, O land, when your king is the son of nobles and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:18 @ By indolence the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house collapses.

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:19 @ A feast is made for laughter and wine makes merry, but money answers all things.

nsb@Ecclesiastes:10:20 @ Do not curse the king, no not even in thought. Do not curse the rich in your bedchamber for a bird of the air will carry the voice, and that which has wings will tell the matter.

Ecclesiastes 10