Ecclésiaste 10

1Dead^H4194 flies^H2070 cause the oil^H8081 of the perfumer^H7543 to send forth^H5042 an evil odor^H887; so doth a little^H4592 folly^H5531 outweigh^H3368 wisdom^H2451 and honor^H3519. 2A wise man's^H2450 heart^H3820 is at his right hand^H3225; but a fool's^H3684 heart^H3820 at his left^H8040. 3Yea also, when the fool^H5530 walketh^H1980 by the way^H1870, his understanding^H3820 faileth^H2638 him, and he saith^H559 to every one that he is a fool^H5530. 4If the spirit^H7307 of the ruler^H4910 rise up^H5927 against thee, leave^H3240 not thy place^H4725; for gentleness^H4832 allayeth^H3240 great^H1419 offences^H2399. 5There is^H3426 an evil^H7451 which I have seen^H7200 under the sun^H8121, as it were an error^H7684 which proceedeth^H3318 from^H6440 the ruler^H7989: 6folly^H5529 is set^H5414 in great^H7227 dignity^H4791, and the rich^H6223 sit^H3427 in a low place^H8216. 7I have seen^H7200 servants^H5650 upon horses^H5483, and princes^H8269 walking^H1980 like servants^H5650 upon the earth^H776. 8He that diggeth^H2658 a pit^H1475 shall fall^H5307 into it; and whoso breaketh^H6555 through a wall^H1447, a serpent^H5175 shall bite^H5391 him. 9Whoso heweth out^H5265 stones^H68 shall be hurt^H6087 therewith; and he that cleaveth^H1234 wood^H6086 is endangered^H5533 thereby. 10If the iron^H1270 be blunt^H6949, and one do not whet^H7043 the edge^H6440, then must he put^H1396 to more strength^H2428: but wisdom^H2451 is profitable^H3504 to direct^H3787. 11If the serpent^H5175 bite^H5391 before it is charmed^H3908, then is there no advantage^H3504 in the charmer^H3956. 12The words^H1697 of a wise man's^H2450 mouth^H6310 are gracious^H2580; but the lips^H8193 of a fool^H3684 will swallow up^H1104 himself. 13The beginning^H8462 of the words^H1697 of his mouth^H6310 is foolishness^H5531; and the end^H319 of his talk^H6310 is mischievous^H7451 madness^H1948. 14A fool^H5530 also multiplieth^H7235 words^H1697: yet man^H120 knoweth^H3045 not what shall be; and that which shall be after^H310 him, who can tell^H5046 him? 15The labor^H5999 of fools^H3684 wearieth^H3021 every one of them; for he knoweth^H3045 not how to go^H3212 to the city^H5892. 16Woe^H337 to thee, O land^H776, when thy king^H4428 is a child^H5288, and thy princes^H8269 eat^H398 in the morning^H1242! 17Happy^H835 art thou, O land^H776, when thy king^H4428 is the son^H1121 of nobles^H2715, and thy princes^H8269 eat^H398 in due season^H6256, for strength^H1369, and not for drunkenness^H8358! 18By slothfulness^H6103 the roof^H4746 sinketh^H4355 in; and through idleness^H8220 of the hands^H3027 the house^H1004 leaketh^H1811. 19A feast^H3899 is made^H6213 for laughter^H7814, and wine^H3196 maketh glad^H8055 the life; and money^H3701 answereth^H6030 all things. 20Revile^H7043 not the king^H4428, no, not in thy thought^H4093; and revile^H7043 not the rich^H6223 in thy bedchamber^H2315: for a bird^H5775 of the heavens^H8064 shall carry^H3212 the voice^H6963, and that which hath^H1167 wings^H3671 shall tell^H5046 the matter^H1697.