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Ecclesiastes 10
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Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking
savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and
honour. |
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A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. |
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Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth
him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool. |
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If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for
yielding pacifieth great offences. |
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| 10:5
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which
proceedeth from the ruler: |
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| 10:6
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. |
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| 10:7
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the
earth. |
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He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a
serpent shall bite him. |
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Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood
shall be endangered thereby. |
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| 10:10
If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to
more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. |
"Wisdom is profitable to direct."
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| 10:11
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no
better. |
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| 10:12
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 words of a wise man's mouth are
gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself."
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| 10:13
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? |
"A fool also is full of words."
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| 10:15
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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| 10:18
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. |
"Money answereth all things."
Is money a good thing?
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| 10:20
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.
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