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Ecclesiastes 10

20 verses · King James Version

  1. 1Dead 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.Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:1
  2. 2A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:2
  3. 3Yea 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.Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:3
  4. 4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:4
  5. 5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:5
  6. 6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:6
  7. 7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:7
  8. 8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:8
  9. 9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:9
  10. 10If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:10
  11. 11Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:11
  12. 12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:12
  13. 13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:13
  14. 14A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:14
  15. 15The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:15
  16. 16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:16
  17. 17Blessed 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!Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:17
  18. 18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:18
  19. 19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:19
  20. 20Curse 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.Compare translations of Ecclesiastes 10:20