Ecclesiastes:10:11-20
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Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment ;
and a babbler is no better .
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The words of a wise man '
s mouth are gracious ;
but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself .
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness :
and the end of his talk is mischievous madness .
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A fool also is full of words :
a man cannot tell what shall be ;
and what shall be after him ,
who can tell him ?
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The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them ,
because he knoweth not how to go to the city .
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Woe to thee ,
O land ,
when thy king is a child ,
and thy princes eat in the morning !
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Blessed art thou ,
O land ,
when thy king is the son of nobles ,
and thy princes eat in due season ,
for strength ,
and not for drunkenness !
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By much slothfulness the building decayeth ;
and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through .
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A feast is made for laughter ,
and wine maketh merry :
but money answereth all things .
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Curse not the king ,
no not in thy thought ;
and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber :
for a bird of the air shall carry the voice ,
and that which hath wings shall tell the matter .