Ecclesiastes 10

1 ♥ 📝 D ead^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

2 ♥ 📝 A wise man's^H2450 heart^H3820 is at his right hand;^H3225 but a fool's^H3684 heart^H3820 at his left.^H8040

3 ♥ 📝 Yea 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

4 ♥ 📝 If 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

5 ♥ 📝 There 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

6 ♥ 📝 folly^H5529 is set^H5414 in great^H7227 dignity,^H4791 and the rich^H6223 sit^H3427 in a low place.^H8216

7 ♥ 📝 I have seen^H7200 servants^H5650 upon horses,^H5483 and princes^H8269 walking^H1980 like servants^H5650 upon the earth.^H776

8 ♥ 📝 He 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.

9 ♥ 📝 Whoso heweth out^H5265 stones^H68 shall be hurt^H6087 therewith; [and] he that cleaveth^H1234 wood^H6086 is endangered^H5533 thereby.

10 ♥ 📝 If 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

11 ♥ 📝 If the serpent^H5175 bite^H5391 before it is charmed,^H3908 then is there no advantage^H3504 in the charmer.^H3956

12 ♥ 📝 The 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.

13 ♥ 📝 The 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

14 ♥ 📝 A 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?

15 ♥ 📝 The labor^H5999 of fools^H3684 wearieth^H3021 every one of them; for he knoweth^H3045 not how to go^H3212 to the city.^H5892

16 ♥ 📝 Woe^H337 to thee, O land,^H776 when thy king^H4428 is a child,^H5288 and thy princes^H8269 eat^H398 in the morning!^H1242

17 ♥ 📝 Happy^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

18 ♥ 📝 By slothfulness^H6103 the roof^H4746 sinketh^H4355 in; and through idleness^H8220 of the hands^H3027 the house^H1004 leaketh.^H1811

19 ♥ 📝 A feast^H3899 is made^H6213 for laughter,^H7814 and wine^H3196 maketh glad^H8055 the life; and money^H3701 answereth^H6030 all things.

20 ♥ 📝 Revile^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