Ecc Ecclesiastes, chapter Ecclesiastes, chapter 10
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: [so does] a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom [and] honour.1Co 3:18
A wise man’s heart [is] at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
Yes also, when he that is a fool walks by the way, his wisdom fails [him], and he says to every one [that] he [is] a fool.
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against youi, leave not youi place; for yielding pacifies great offences.Psa 38:1
There is an evil [which] I have seen under the sun, as an error [which] proceeds from the ruler:
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaks an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.Psa 7:15; Psa 57:6; Pro 26:27
Whoso removes stones shall be hurt with that; [and] he that cleaves wood shall be endangered thereby.
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.
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
The words of a wise man’s mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow (to approve, commend, accept) up himself.
The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] foolishness: and the end of his talk [is] mischievous madness.
A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?Ecc 8:7
The labour of the foolish wears every one of them, because he knows not how to go to the city.
Woe to youi, O land, when youi king [is] a child, and youi princes eat in the morning!Isa 3:4
Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous) [are] youi, O land, when youi king [is] the son of nobles, and youi princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house drops through.
A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes merry: but money answer all [things].
Curse not the king, no not in youi thought; and curse not the rich in youi bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which has wings shall tell the matter.Exo 22:28