Ecclesiastes 10

1DeadH4194 fliesH2070 cause the ointmentH8081 of the perfumerH7543 to send forthH5042 a stinking savour: soH4592 doth a littleH4592 follyH5531 outweigh wisdomH2451 and honour. 2A wiseH2450 man’sH2450 heartH3820 is at his rightH3225 handH3225; but a fool’sH3684 heartH3820 at his leftH8040. 3Yea also, when the foolH5530 walketh by the wayH1870, his understandingH3820 faileth him, and he saith to everyH3605 one that he is a foolH5530. 4IfH518 the spiritH7307 of the rulerH4910 riseH5927 upH5927 againstH5921 thee, leaveH3240 notH408 thy placeH4725; for yielding allayeth greatH1419 offences. 5There is an evilH7451 which I have seenH7200 underH8478 the sunH8121, as it were an errorH7684 which proceedeth from the rulerH7989: 6follyH5529 is setH5414 in greatH7227 dignity, and the richH6223 sitH3427 in lowH8216 placeH5414. 7I have seenH7200 servantsH5650 uponH5921 horsesH5483, and princesH8269 walkingH1980 as servantsH5650 uponH5921 the earthH776. 8He that diggeth a pitH1475 shall fallH5307 intoH5307 it; and whoso breaketh throughH6555 a fenceH1447, a serpentH5175 shall bite him. 9Whoso heweth outH5265 stonesH68 shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth woodH6086 is endangeredH5533 thereby. 10IfH518 the ironH1270 be blunt, and one doH518 notH3808 whet the edgeH6440, then mustH518 he put to moreH3808 strengthH2428: but wisdomH2451 is profitable to direct. 11IfH518 the serpentH5175 bite beforeH3808 it be charmedH3908, then is there noH3808 advantageH3504 in the charmer. 12The wordsH1697 of a wiseH2450 man’sH2450 mouthH6310 are graciousH2580; but the lipsH8193 of a foolH3684 will swallowH1104 upH1104 himself. 13The beginningH8462 of the wordsH1697 of his mouthH6310 is foolishnessH5531: and the endH319 of his talkH1697 is mischievous madnessH1948. 14A foolH5530 also multiplieth wordsH1697: yet manH120 knoweth notH3808 whatH4100 shall be; and that whichH834 shall be afterH310 him, who canH4310 tellH5046 him? 15The labour of foolsH3684 wearieth every one of them, for he knoweth notH3808 howH834 to go to the cityH5892. 16WoeH337 to thee, O landH776, when thy kingH4428 is a childH5288, and thy princesH8269 eatH398 in the morningH1242! 17HappyH835 art thou, O landH776, when thy kingH4428 is the sonH1121 of noblesH2715, and thy princesH8269 eatH398 in due seasonH6256, for strengthH1369, and notH3808 for drunkennessH8358! 18By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and throughH3027 idleness of the handsH3027 the houseH1004 leaketh. 19A feast is madeH6213 for laughterH7814, and wineH3196 maketh gladH8055 the lifeH2416: and moneyH3701 answereth allH3605 things. 20CurseH7043 notH408 the kingH4428, noH408, notH408 in thy thoughtH1697; and curseH7043 notH408 the richH6223 in thy bedchamberH4093: for a birdH5775 of the air shall carry the voiceH6963, and that whichH1697 hath wingsH3671 shall tellH5046 the matterH1697.