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vw@Ecclesiastes:10:1 @ As dead flies cause the perfumers ointment to stink and ferment; so does a little folly to one esteemed for wisdom and honor.

vw@Ecclesiastes:10:2 @ A wise mans heart is at his right hand; but a fools heart at his left.

vw@Ecclesiastes:10:3 @ Even when a fool walks along the way, his heart fails; and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

vw@Ecclesiastes:10:4 @ If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, remain quietly where you are; for quietness heals great offenses.

vw@Ecclesiastes:10:5 @ There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes from a rulers presence:

vw@Ecclesiastes:10:6 @ Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

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

vw@Ecclesiastes:10:8 @ He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a hedge may be bitten by a snake.

vw@Ecclesiastes:10:9 @ Whoever removes stones may be hurt by them; and he who splits wood may be endangered by it.

vw@Ecclesiastes:10:10 @ If the iron is blunt, and he does not whet the edge, then he must exert more strength. But wisdom gives excellent success.

vw@Ecclesiastes:10:11 @ The snake may bite if it is not charmed; and a master of the tongue is no better.

vw@Ecclesiastes:10:12 @ The words of a wise mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.

vw@Ecclesiastes:10:13 @ The words of his mouth begin with foolishness; and the end of his talk is wicked madness.

vw@Ecclesiastes:10:14 @ A fool also multiplies words; a man does not know what shall be; and who can tell him what shall be after him?

vw@Ecclesiastes:10:15 @ The labor of fools wearies him, because he does not even know how to go to the city.

vw@Ecclesiastes:10:16 @ Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your rulers eat in the morning.

vw@Ecclesiastes:10:17 @ Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your rulers eat at the proper time, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

vw@Ecclesiastes:10:18 @ Because of laziness the building decays; and through idleness of hands the house leaks.

vw@Ecclesiastes:10:19 @ Food is made for laughter, and wine makes merry; but money is the answer to everything.

vw@Ecclesiastes:10:20 @ Do not curse the king, not even in your thoughts; and do not curse the rich, not even in your bedroom; for a bird of the air may carry the voice, and that which has wings shall tell the matter.

Ecclesiastes 10