Dad 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.
02 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a
fool's heart at his left.
03 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.
04 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against
thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth
great offences.
05 There is an evil which I have seen under the
sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
06 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich
sit in low place.
07 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes
walking as servants upon the earth.
08 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and
whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite
him.
09 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith;
and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered
thereby.
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.
11 Surely the serpent will bite without
enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
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12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious;
but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is
foolishness: and the end of his talk is
mischievous madness.
14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot
tell what shall be; and what shall be after him,
who can tell him?
15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one
of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the
city.
16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child,
and thy princes eat in the morning!
17 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!
18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth;
and through idleness of the hands the house
droppeth through.
19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh
merry: but money answereth all things.
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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