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Wisdom and Folly
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to stink [and] ferment; [so] a little folly is weightier than wisdom [and] honour.
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to stink [and] ferment; [so] a little folly is weightier than wisdom [and] honour.
Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench;
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
The heart of a wise [man] is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
A wise man’s heart inclines him to the right,
but a fool’s heart to the left.
but a fool’s heart to the left.
Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his sense faileth [him], and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.
Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense,
and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for quietness pacifieth great offences.
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as an error [that] proceedeth from the ruler:
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were an error proceeding from the ruler:
folly is set in great dignities, but the rich sit in a low place.
folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place.
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
I have seen slaves on horses, and princes walking on the ground like slaves.
He that diggeth a pit falleth into it; and whoso breaketh down a hedge, a serpent biteth him.
He who digs a pit will fall into it,
and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.
and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.
Whoso removeth stones is hurt therewith; he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.
He who quarries stones is hurt by them,
and he who splits logs is endangered by them.
and he who splits logs is endangered by them.
If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he apply more strength; but wisdom is profitable to give success.
If the serpent bite before enchantment, then the charmer hath no advantage.
If the serpent bites before it is charmed,
there is no advantage to the charmer.
there is no advantage to the charmer.
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself.
The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,
and the end of his talk is evil madness.
and the end of his talk is evil madness.
And the fool multiplieth words: [yet] man knoweth not what shall be; and what shall be after him, who will tell him?
A fool multiplies words,
though no man knows what is to be,
and who can tell him what will be after him?
though no man knows what is to be,
and who can tell him what will be after him?
The labour of fools wearieth them, because they know not how to go to the city.
The toil of a fool wearies him,
for he does not know the way to the city.
for he does not know the way to the city.
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child,
and your princes feast in the morning!
and your princes feast in the morning!
Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a son of nobles, and thy princes eat in [due] season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of the nobility,
and your princes feast at the proper time,
for strength, and not for drunkenness!
and your princes feast at the proper time,
for strength, and not for drunkenness!
By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth.
Through sloth the roof sinks in,
and through indolence the house leaks.
and through indolence the house leaks.
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh life merry; but money answereth everything.
Bread is made for laughter,
and wine gladdens life,
and money answers everything.
and wine gladdens life,
and money answers everything.
Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for the bird of the air will carry the voice, and that which hath wings will tell the matter.
Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king,
nor in your bedroom curse the rich,
for a bird of the air will carry your voice,
or some winged creature tell the matter.
nor in your bedroom curse the rich,
for a bird of the air will carry your voice,
or some winged creature tell the matter.