Ecc Ecclesiastes, chapter Ecclesiastes, chapter 10

Ecclesiastes 10:1 in different translations

English

KJV (66 books) +2 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.

ASV Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

BSB +1 As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

DRA Dying flies spoil the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a small and shortlived folly.

FBV Dead flies can make perfumed oil smell bad. Likewise a little foolishness outweighs great wisdom and honor.

GNV Dead flies cause to stinke, and putrifie the ointment of the apoticarie: so doeth a litle follie him that is in estimation for wisedome, and for glorie.

JPS Dead flies make the ointment of the perfumer fetid and putrid; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.

LSV Dead flies cause a perfumer’s perfume || To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom—By reason of honor—a little folly!

NASB Dead flies turn a perfumer’s oil rancid, so a little foolishness is more potent than wisdom and honor. NASB 2020

NIV (US) As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

NIV (UK) As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honour.

OJB Dead flies cause the perfumerʼs shemen to send forth a foul odor; so doth a little sichlut outweigh chochmah and kavod.

RV Dead flies cause the ointment of the perfumer to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.

T4T A few dead flies in a bottle of perfume cause all the perfume to stink. Similarly [SIM], a small amount of acting foolishly can have a greater effect than acting wisely.

WEB (US) +4 Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to produce an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

WEB (UK) +2 Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to produce an evil odour; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.

Russian

РСП (66 кн.) +1 Мертвые мухи портят и делают зловонною благовонную масть мироварника: то же делает небольшая глупость уважаемого человека с его мудростью и честью.

РСП (юбил.) Мертвые мухи портят и делают зловонной благовонную мазь мироварника; то же делает небольшая глупость уважаемого человека с его мудростью и честью.

НРП +3 Как мертвые мухи портят и делают зловонными благовония, так и небольшая глупость перевешивает мудрость и честь.

Заокская (Кулаков) От мертвых мух смердят и портятся благовония, от глупости малой обесценивается мудрость достойных.

СП (БЛ) Несколько мёртвых мух могут испортить лучшие благовония. Так и маленькая глупость может погубить немало мудрости и чести.