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As dead flies give perfume a bad smell,
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
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.
The heart of the wise inclines to the right,
but the heart of the fool to the left.
but the heart of the fool to the left.
The heart of a wise [man] is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
Even as fools walk along the road,
they lack sense
and show everyone how stupid they are.
they lack sense
and show everyone how stupid they are.
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.
If a ruler’s anger rises against you,
do not leave your post;
calmness can lay great offenses to rest.
do not leave your post;
calmness can lay great offenses to rest.
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for quietness pacifieth great offences.
There is an evil I have seen under the sun,
the sort of error that arises from a ruler:
the sort of error that arises from a ruler:
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as an error [that] proceedeth from the ruler:
Fools are put in many high positions,
while the rich occupy the low ones.
while the rich occupy the low ones.
folly is set in great dignities, but the rich sit in a low place.
I have seen slaves on horseback,
while princes go on foot like slaves.
while princes go on foot like slaves.
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
Whoever digs a pit may fall into it;
whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
He that diggeth a pit falleth into it; and whoso breaketh down a hedge, a serpent biteth him.
Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them;
whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.
whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.
Whoso removeth stones is hurt therewith; he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.
If the ax is dull
and its edge unsharpened,
more strength is needed,
but skill will bring success.
and its edge unsharpened,
more strength is needed,
but skill will bring success.
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 a snake bites before it is charmed,
the charmer receives no fee.
the charmer receives no fee.
If the serpent bite before enchantment, then the charmer hath no advantage.
Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,
but fools are consumed by their own lips.
but fools are consumed by their own lips.
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself.
At the beginning their words are folly;
at the end they are wicked madness —
at the end they are wicked madness —
The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
and fools multiply words.
No one knows what is coming —
who can tell someone else what will happen after them?
No one knows what is coming —
who can tell someone else what will happen after them?
And the fool multiplieth words: [yet] man knoweth not what shall be; and what shall be after him, who will tell him?
The toil of fools wearies them;
they do not know the way to town.
they do not know the way to town.
The labour of fools wearieth them, because they know not how to go to the city.
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
Blessed is the land whose king is of noble birth
and whose princes eat at a proper time —
for strength and not for drunkenness.
and whose princes eat at a proper time —
for strength and not for drunkenness.
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!
Through laziness, the rafters sag;
because of idle hands, the house leaks.
because of idle hands, the house leaks.
By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth.
A feast is made for laughter,
wine makes life merry,
and money is the answer for everything.
wine makes life merry,
and money is the answer for everything.
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh life merry; but money answereth everything.
Do not revile the king even in your thoughts,
or curse the rich in your bedroom,
because a bird in the sky may carry your words,
and a bird on the wing may report what you say.
or curse the rich in your bedroom,
because a bird in the sky may carry your words,
and a bird on the wing may report what you say.
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.