Ecclesiastes 10

1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to stink [and] ferment; [so] a little folly is weightier than wisdom [and] honour.

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

2 The heart of a wise [man] 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 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his sense faileth [him], and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.

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 thee, leave not thy place; for quietness pacifieth 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 that I have seen under the sun, as an error [that] proceedeth 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 folly is set in great dignities, but the rich sit in a low place.

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 upon 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 diggeth a pit falleth into it; and whoso breaketh down a hedge, a serpent biteth him.

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

9 Whoso removeth stones is hurt therewith; he that cleaveth wood is 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 iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he apply more strength; but wisdom is profitable to give success.

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 the serpent bite before enchantment, then the charmer hath no advantage.

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 man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself.

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 is mischievous madness.

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

14 And the fool multiplieth words: [yet] man knoweth not what shall be; and what shall be after him, who will tell 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 wearieth them, because they know not how 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 thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy 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 Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a son of nobles, and thy princes eat in [due] season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

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 much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth.

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

19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh life merry; but money answereth everything.

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

20 Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for the bird of the air will carry the voice, and that which hath wings will tell the matter.

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