1. Dead flies cause the
ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a
little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor.
2. A wise man's heart is at
his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
3. Yea also, when he that
is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to
every one that he is a fool.
4. If the spirit of the
ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding
pacifieth great offenses.
5. There is an evil which I
have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
6. Folly is set in great
dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
7. I have seen servants
upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
8. He that diggeth a pit
shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite
him.
9. Whoso removeth stones
shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered
thereby.
10. If the iron be blunt,
and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but
wisdom is profitable to direct.
11. Surely the serpent will
bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
12. The words of a wise
man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up
himself.
13. The beginning of the
words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is
mischievous madness.
14. A fool also is full of
words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him,
who can tell him?
15. The labour of the
foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go
to the city.
16. Woe to thee, O land,
when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
17. Blessed 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!
18. By much slothfulness
the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house
droppeth through.
19. A feast is made for
laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
20. Curse not the king, no
not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a
bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall
tell the matter.
Sept. 22
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