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 honour
.
A wise man's heart
is at his right hand
; but a fool's
heart
at his left
.
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
.
If the spirit of the ruler
rise up
against thee, leave
not thy place
; for yielding
pacifieth
great
offences
.
There is an evil
which I have seen
under the sun
, as an error
which proceedeth
from
the ruler
:
Folly is set
in great
dignity
, and the rich
sit
in low place
.
I have seen servants
upon horses
, and princes
walking
as servants
upon the earth
.
He that diggeth a pit
shall fall
into it; and whoso breaketh
an hedge
, a serpent
shall bite
him.
Whoso removeth stones
shall be hurt
therewith; and he that cleaveth
wood
shall be endangered
thereby.
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
.
Surely the serpent will bite
without enchantment
; and a babbler
is no better
.
The words of a wise man's
mouth
are gracious
; but the lips
of a fool
will swallow up
himself.
The beginning of the words
of his mouth
is foolishness
: and the end
of his talk
is mischievous
madness
.
A fool also is full
of words
: a man
cannot tell
what shall be; and what shall be after
him, who can tell
him?
The labour of the foolish
wearieth
every one of them, because he knoweth
not how to go
to the city
.
Woe to thee, O land
, when thy king
is a child
, and thy princes
eat
in the morning
!
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
!
By much slothfulness the building
decayeth
; and through idleness
of the hands
the house
droppeth through
.
A feast is made
for laughter
, and wine
maketh merry
: but money
answereth
all things .
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
.