Ecclesiastes 10

1 Dying flies ruin the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a brief and limited foolishness.

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

2 The heart of a wise man is in his right hand, and the heart of a foolish man is in his left hand.

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

3 Moreover, as a foolish man is walking along the way, even though he himself is unwise, he considers everyone to be foolish.

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 one who holds authority rises over you, do not leave your place, because attentiveness will cause the greatest sins to cease.

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, proceeding from the presence of a prince, as if by mistake:

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 a foolish man appointed to a high dignity, and the rich sitting beneath him.

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

7 I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking on the ground like servants.

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

8 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. And whoever tears apart a hedge, a snake will bite him.

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

9 Whoever carries away stones will be harmed by them. And whoever cuts down trees will be wounded by them.

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 iron is dull, and if it was not that way before, but has been made dull by much labor, then it will be sharpened. And wisdom will follow after diligence.

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 Whoever slanders in secret is nothing less than a snake that bites silently.

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

12 Words from the mouth of a wise man are graceful, but the lips of a foolish man will throw him down with violence.

word lip wise favor and lips fool to swallow up him

13 At the beginning of his words is foolishness, and at the end of his talk is a most grievous error.

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

14 The fool multiplies his words. A man does not know what has been before him, and who is able to reveal to him what will be in the future 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 hardship of the foolish will afflict those who do not know to go into 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, the land whose king is a boy, and whose princes consume 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 is the land whose king is noble, and whose princes eat at the proper time, for refreshment and not for self-indulgence.

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 laziness, a framework shall be brought down, and by the weakness of hands, a house shall collapse through.

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

19 While laughing, they make bread and wine, so that the living may feast. And all things are obedient to money.

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

20 You should not slander the king, even in your thoughts, and you should not speak evil of a wealthy man, even in your private chamber. For even the birds of the air will carry your voice, and whatever has wings will announce your opinion.

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