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  10:1 ¶
Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; [so] doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor. |
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10:1 ¶
Deadº
fliesº
cause the ointmentº
of the apothecaryºº
to send forthºº
a stinking savour:ºº
[so doth] a littleº
follyº
him that is in reputationº
for wisdomºº
[and] honour.ºº |
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10:2
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. |
10:2
A wise man'sº
heartº
[is] at his right hand;º
but a fool'sº
heartº
at his left.º |
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10:3
Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool. |
10:3
Yea also,º
when he that is a foolºº
walkethºº
by the way,º
his wisdomº
failethº
[him], and he saithºº
to every oneº
[that] heº
[is] a fool.º |
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10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences. |
10:4
Ifº
the spiritº
of the rulerºº
rise upºº
againstº
thee, leaveººº
notº
thy place;º
forº
yieldingº
pacifiethººº
greatº
offences.º |
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10:5
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler: |
10:5
There isº
an evilº
[which] I have seenºº
underº
the sun,º
as an errorº
[which] proceedethººº
fromºº
the ruler:º |
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10:6
folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place. |
10:6
Follyº
is setºº
in greatº
dignity,º
and the richº
sitºº
in low place.º |
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10:7
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth. |
10:7
I have seenºº
servantsº
uponº
horses,º
and princesº
walkingºº
as servantsº
uponº
the earth.º |
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10:8
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him. |
10:8
He that diggethºº
a pitº
shall fallºº
into it; and whoso breakethºº
an hedge,º
a serpentº
shall biteºº
him. |
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10:9
Whoso heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby. |
10:9
Whoso removethºº
stonesº
shall be hurtºº
therewith; [and] he that cleavethºº
woodº
shall be endangeredºº
thereby. |
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10:10
If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. |
10:10
Ifº
the ironº
be blunt,ºº
and heº
do notº
whetºº
the edge,º
then must he putºº
toº
more strength:º
but wisdomº
[is] profitableº
to direct.ºº |
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10:11
If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then is there no advantage in the charmer. |
10:11
Surelyº
the serpentº
will biteºº
withoutº
enchantment;º
and a babblerºº
is noº
better.º |
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10:12
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. |
10:12
The wordsº
of a wise man'sº
mouthº
[are] gracious;º
but the lipsº
of a foolº
will swallow upºº
himself. |
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10:13
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. |
10:13
The beginningº
of the wordsº
of his mouthº
[is] foolishness:º
and the endº
of his talkº
[is] mischievousº
madness.º |
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10:14
A fool also multiplieth words: [yet] man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him? |
10:14
A foolº
also is fullºº
of words:º
a manº
cannotº
tellºº
what shall be;ººº
and whatº
shall beº
afterºº
him, whoº
can tellºº
him? |
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10:15
The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city. |
10:15
The labourº
of the foolishº
weariethºº
every one of them, becauseº
he knowethºº
notº
how to goººº
toº
the city.º |
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10:16 ¶
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! |
10:16 ¶
Woeº
to thee, O land,º
when thy kingºº
[is] a child,º
and thy princesº
eatºº
in the morning!º |
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10:17
Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! |
10:17
Blessedº
[art] thou, O land,º
when thy kingºº
[is] the sonº
of nobles,º
and thy princesº
eatºº
in due season,º
for strength,º
and notº
for drunkenness!º |
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10:18 ¶
By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh. |
10:18 ¶
By much slothfulnessº
the buildingº
decayeth;ºº
and through idlenessº
of the handsº
the houseº
droppeth through.ºº |
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10:19 ¶
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things. |
10:19 ¶
A feastº
is madeºº
for laughter,º
and wineº
maketh merry:ººº
but moneyº
answerethººº
allº
[things]. |
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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 hath wings shall tell the matter. |
10:20 ¶
Curseºº
notº
the king,º
noº
not in thy thought;º
and curseºº
notº
the richº
in thy bedchamber:ºº
forº
a birdº
of the airº
shall carryºººº
the voice,º
and that which hathº
wingsº
shall tellºº
the matter.º |
