Ecclesiastes 10

1 Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

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 also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone 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 rises up against you, do not leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.

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, the sort of error which proceeds 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 dignity, and 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 on horses, and princes walking like 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 who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a serpent.

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

9 Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may 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 is blunt, and one doesn't sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings 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 bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer's tongue.

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 a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

word lip wise favor and lips fool to swallow up him

13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

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

14 A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can 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 labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn't know 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 you, land, when your king is a child, 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, land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your 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 slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

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 makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.

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

20 Do not curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and do not curse the rich in your bedchamber: for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may 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