Ecclesiastes Chapter 10
10:1 | 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. |
10:2 | A wise man' heart [is] at his right hand; but a fool' heart at his left. |
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10:4 | If the ![]() |
10:5 | There is an ![]() ![]() |
10:6 | Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. |
10:7 | I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the ![]() |
10:8 | He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. |
10:9 | Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby. |
10:10 | If the iron be blunt, and he ![]() |
10:11 | Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. |
10:12 | The words of a wise man' mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. |
10:13 | The ![]() |
10:14 | A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? |
10:15 | The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. |
10:16 | Woe to thee, O land, when thy ![]() |
10:17 | Blessed ![]() ![]() |
10:18 | By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the ![]() |
10:19 | A feast is made for laughter, and ![]() ![]() |
10:20 | Curse not the ![]() |