Ecclesiastes 10:12-20

12Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but the lips of a fool destroy him.

13The words from his mouth begin as folly and end as grievous madness—

14and the fool multiplies words. No one knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will happen after him?

15The mischief of fools wearies them for he doesn’t know how to go to town.

16Oy to you, O land, when your king is a youth and your princes feast in the morning.

17Happy are you, O land, when your king is a son of nobles, and your princes eat at the proper time— in self-control and not in drunkenness!

18By laziness the rafters sag, and by idle hands the house leaks.

19A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life glad— but money is the answer for everything.

20Do not ridicule the king— even in your thoughts, nor curse the rich in your bedroom. For a bird of the air may carry your voice, and a winged creature may report your words.