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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.
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 the wise inclines to the right,
but the heart of the fool to the left.
but the heart of the fool to the 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.
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.
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 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.
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 it were an error proceeding 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 many high places, and 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 slaves on horses, and princes walking on the ground like slaves.
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 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.
Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them;
whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.
whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.
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 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 a snake bites before it is charmed,
the charmer receives no fee.
the charmer receives no fee.
If the serpent bites before it is charmed,
there is no advantage to the charmer.
there is no advantage to the charmer.
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.
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 foolishness,
and the end of his talk is evil madness.
and the end of his talk is evil 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?
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 toil of fools wearies them;
they do not know the way to town.
they do not know the way to town.
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 you, O land, when your king is a child,
and your princes feast in the morning!
and your princes feast 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 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!
Through laziness, the rafters sag;
because of idle hands, the house leaks.
because of idle hands, the house leaks.
Through sloth the roof sinks in,
and through indolence the house leaks.
and through indolence the house leaks.
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.
Bread is made for laughter,
and wine gladdens life,
and money answers everything.
and wine gladdens life,
and money answers 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.
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.