< Ecclesiastes 10 >
1 As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Flies of death it causes to stink it ferments [the] oil of a perfumer [is] weighty more than wisdom more than honor folly a little.
2 A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
[the] heart of A wise [person] [is] to right [hand] his and [the] heart of a fool [is] to left [hand] his.
3 Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.
And also on the way (like when a fool *Q(K)*) [is] going heart his is lacking and he says to everyone [is] a fool he.
4 If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
If [the] spirit of the ruler it will go up towards you place your may not you leave for calmness it will cause to rest sins great.
5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun— an error that proceeds from the ruler:
There [is] an evil [which] I have seen under the sun like an inadvertence that [is] going forth from to before the ruler.
6 Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.
It is put folly in high places many and rich [people] in the low place they sit.
7 I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.
I have seen slaves on horses and princes [who] walk like slaves on the ground.
8 He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
[one who] digs A pit in it he will fall and [one who] breaks through a wall it will bite him a snake.
9 The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.
[one who] quarries Stones he will be hurt by them [one who] cleaves wood he will be endangered by them.
10 If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
If it is blunt the iron [axe] and he not faces he has sharpened and strength he will make strong and [is] advantage (to give success *Q(k)*) wisdom.
11 If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
If it will bite the snake with not charming and there not [is] profit for [the] master of the tongue.
12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
[the] words of [the] mouth of A wise [person] [are] favor and [the] lips of a fool it swallows him.
13 The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.
[the] beginning of [the] words of Mouth his [is] folly and [the] end of mouth his [is] madness evil.
14 Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?
And the fool he multiplies words not he knows the person what? that will be and which it will be from after him who? will he tell to him.
15 The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.
[the] toil of Fools it wearies him that not he knows to walk to a city.
16 Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.
Woe! to you O land that king your [is] a youth and princes your in the morning they eat.
17 Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.
How blessed [are] you O land that king your [is] a son of nobles and princes your at the appropriate time they eat for strength and not for drinking.
18 Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
In laziness it sinks the rafter[s] and in lowering of hands it leaks the house.
19 A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
For laughter [people are] making food and wine it makes glad life and money it answers everything.
20 Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.
Also in mind your a king may not you curse and in [the] chambers of lying down your may not you curse a rich [person] for bird of the heavens it will carry the sound and an owner (of wings *Q(K)*) it will tell [the] matter.