Ecclesiastes 10

1 Dead flies cause a perfumer’s perfume To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom—By reason of honor—a little folly!

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

2 The heart of the wise [is] at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.

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

3 And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he has said to everyone, “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 goes up against you, do not leave your place, For yielding quiets great sinners.

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 I have seen under the sun, As ignorance that goes out 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 He has set the fool in many high places, And the rich sits 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 on 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 Whoever is digging a pit falls into it, And whoever is breaking a hedge, a serpent bites him.

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

9 Whoever is removing stones is grieved by them, Whoever is cleaving trees endangered 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 has been blunt, And he has not sharpened the face, Then he increases strength, And wisdom [is] advantageous to make right.

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 bites without enchantment, Then there is no advantage to a master of the tongue.

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

12 Words of the mouth of the wise [are] gracious, And the lips of a fool 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 latter end of his mouth [Is] mischievous madness.

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

14 And the fool multiplies words: “Man does not know that which is—And that which is after him, who declares to 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 labor of the foolish wearies him, In that he has not known 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 land, when your king [is] a youth, 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, When your king [is] a son of nobles, And your princes eat in due season, For might, 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 slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands the house drops.

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

19 For mirth they are making a feast, And wine makes life joyful, And the silver answers with all.

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 mind do not revile a king, And in the inner parts of your bed-chamber do not revile the rich: For a bird of the heavens causes the voice to go, And a possessor of wings declares the word.

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