Ecclesiastes 10

1 Pestilent flies will corrupt a preparation of sweet ointment: [and] a little wisdom is more precious than great glory of folly.

fly death to stink to bubble oil to mix precious from wisdom from glory folly little

2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

heart wise to/for right his and heart fool to/for left his

3 Yes, and whenever a fool walks by the way, his heart will fail him, and all that he thinks of is folly.

and also in/on/with way: road (like/as which/that fool *Q(K)*) to go: walk heart his to lack and to say to/for all fool he/she/it

4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against you, leave not your place; for soothing will put an end to great offences.

if spirit: temper [the] to rule to ascend: rise upon you place your not to rest for healing to rest sin great: large

5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, wherein an error has proceeded from the ruler.

there distress: evil to see: see underneath: under [the] sun like/as unintentionally which/that to come out: come from to/for face: before [the] domineering

6 The fool has been set in very high places, while rich men would sit in a low one.

to give: put [the] folly in/on/with height many and rich in/on/with poverty to dwell

7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants on the earth.

to see: see servant/slave upon horse and ruler to go: walk like/as servant/slave upon [the] land: soil

8 He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and him that breaks down a hedge a serpent shall bite.

to search pit in/on/with him to fall: fall and to break through wall to bite him serpent

9 He that removes stones shall be troubled thereby; he that cleaves wood shall be endangered thereby.

to set out stone to hurt in/on/with them to break up/open tree: stick to endanger in/on/with them

10 If the axe-head should fall off, then the man troubles his countenance, and he must put forth more strength: and [in that case] skill is of no advantage to a man.

if be blunt [the] iron and he/she/it not face to lighten and strength to prevail and advantage (to succeed *Q(k)*) wisdom

11 If a serpent bite when there is no [charmer's] whisper, then there is no advantage to the charmer.

if to bite [the] serpent in/on/with not charm and nothing advantage to/for master: [master of] [the] tongue

12 The words of a wise mouth are gracious: but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.

word lip wise favor and lips fool to swallow up him

13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly: and the end of his talk mischievous madness.

beginning word lip his folly and end lip: word his madness bad: evil

14 A fool moreover multiplies words: man knows not what has been, nor what will be: who shall tell him what will come after him?

and [the] fool to multiply word not to know [the] man what? which/that to be and which to be from after him who? to tell to/for him

15 The labour of fools will afflict them, [as that of one] who knows not to go to the city.

trouble [the] fool be weary/toil him which not to know to/for to go: journey to(wards) city

16 Woe to you, O city, whose king is young, and your princes eat in the morning!

woe! to/for you land: country/planet which/that king your youth and ruler your in/on/with morning to eat

17 Blessed are you, O land, whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes shall eat seasonably, for strength, and shall not be ashamed.

blessed you land: country/planet which/that king your son: child noble and ruler your in/on/with time to eat in/on/with might and not in/on/with drunkenness

18 By slothful neglect a building will be brought low: and by idleness of the hands the house will fall to pieces.

in/on/with sluggishness to sink [the] rafter and in/on/with idleness hand to drip [the] house: home

19 Men prepare bread for laughter, and wine and oil that the living should rejoice: but to money all things will humbly yield obedience.

to/for laughter to make food: bread and wine to rejoice life and [the] silver: money to answer [obj] [the] all

20 Even in your conscience, curse not the king; and curse not the rich in your bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry your voice, and that which has wings shall report your speech.

also in/on/with knowledge your king not to lighten and in/on/with chamber bed your not to lighten rich for bird [the] heaven to go: take [obj] [the] voice and master: men (wing *Q(K)*) to tell word: thing