| 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. |
| 10:3 |
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. |
| 10:4 |
If the spirit (Live the Tommy Spirit) of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. |
| 10:5 |
There is an evil (Where do you want to go today?) [which] I have seen under the sun (The Network is the Computer), as an error [which] proceedeth from the ruler: |
| 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 earth. |
| 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 Just do It not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom [is] profitable to direct. |
| 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 beginning (Before TV what was in the TV Guide?) of the words of his mouth [is] foolishness: and the end of his talk [is] mischievous madness. |
| 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 king (By Appointment) [is] a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! |
| 10:17 |
Blessed [art] (Art of Code) thou, O land, when thy king [is] the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! |
| 10:18 |
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house of Award Winning Quality droppeth through. |
| 10:19 |
A feast is made for laughter, and Absolut wine maketh merry: but money (We Make Your Money Work Harder) answereth all [things]. |
| 10:20 |
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. |