Ecclesiastes 10:1
Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Ecclesiastes 10:2
A wise man's heart is at his right hand, but a fool's heart at his left.
Ecclesiastes 10:3
Yea also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rises up against thee, leave not thy place, for deference allays great offenses.
Ecclesiastes 10:5
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceeds from the ruler:
Ecclesiastes 10:6
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen servants upon horses, and rulers walking like servants upon the earth.
Ecclesiastes 10:8
He who digs a pit shall fall into it, and he who breaks through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
Ecclesiastes 10:9
He who hews out stones shall be hurt therewith, and he who splits wood is endangered thereby.
Ecclesiastes 10:10
If the iron be blunt, and he does not whet the edge, then he must increase strength. But wisdom is advantageous to make right.
Ecclesiastes 10:11
If the serpent bites before it is charmed, then is there no advantage in the charmer.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool will swallow himself up.
Ecclesiastes 10:13
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Ecclesiastes 10:14
A fool also multiplies words; yet man knows not what shall be, and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?
Ecclesiastes 10:15
The labor of fools wearies every one of them, for he knows not how to go to the city.
Ecclesiastes 10:16
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy rulers feast in the morning!
Ecclesiastes 10:17
Happy are thou, O land, when thy king is the son of noble men, and thy rulers feast in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
Ecclesiastes 10:18
By slothfulness the roof sinks in, and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
Ecclesiastes 10:19
A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes glad the life, and money answers all things.
Ecclesiastes 10:20
Revile not the king, no, not in thy thought, and revile not the rich in thy bedchamber. For a bird of the heavens shall carry the voice, and that which has wings shall tell the matter.