Ecclesiastes 10:12-20

12Wise words bring approval, but fools are destroyed by their own words.

13Fools base their thoughts on foolish assumptions, so their conclusions will be wicked madness;

14they chatter on and on. No one really knows what is going to happen; no one can predict the future.

15Fools are so exhausted by a little work that they can’t even find their way home.

16What sorrow for the land ruled by a servant, the land whose leaders feast in the morning.

17Happy is the land whose king is a noble leader and whose leaders feast at the proper time to gain strength for their work, not to get drunk.

18Laziness leads to a sagging roof; idleness leads to a leaky house.

19A party gives laughter, wine gives happiness, and money gives everything!

20Never make light of the king, even in your thoughts. And don’t make fun of the powerful, even in your own bedroom. For a little bird might deliver your message and tell them what you said.