Ecclesiastes 10:12-20

121Words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, while the lips of a 2fool consume him;

13the beginning of 3his talking is foolishness, and the end of 4it is evil 5insanity.

14Yet the 6fool multiplies words. No person knows what will happen, and who can tell him 7what will come after him?

15The labor of 8a fool makes him so weary that he does not even know how to go to a city.

16Woe to you, land whose 9king is a boy, and whose princes 10feast in the morning.

17Blessed are you, land whose king is of nobility, and whose princes eat at the appropriate time--for strength and not for 11drunkenness.

18Through 12extreme laziness the rafters sag, and through idleness the house leaks.

19People prepare a meal for enjoyment, 13wine makes life joyful, and 14money 15is the answer to everything.

20Furthermore, 16in your bedroom do not 17curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich person; for a bird of the sky will bring the sound, and the winged one will make your word known.