Ecclesiastes 10
1 Dead flies, cause to stink [and] ferment, the oil of the perfumer, —More costly than wisdom or honour, is a little folly.
fly death to stink to bubble oil to mix precious from wisdom from glory folly little
2 The sense of the wise, is on his right hand, —But, the sense of the dullard, on his left:
heart wise to/for right his and heart fool to/for left his
3 Yea, even by the way, as the foolish man walketh along, his sense faileth him—and he telleth everyone that, foolish, is he!
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 a ruler, riseth up against thee, thy place, do not leave, for gentleness, pacifieth such as have greatly erred.
if spirit: temper [the] to rule to ascend: rise upon you place your not to rest for healing to rest sin great: large
5 Here was a misfortune I had seen under the sun, —a veritable mistake that was going forth from the presence of one who had power:
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 placed in great dignity, —while, the rich, in a low place, took their seat:
to give: put [the] folly in/on/with height many and rich in/on/with poverty to dwell
7 I had seen, servants, upon horses, —and, rulers, walking like servants, on the ground.
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, thereinto, may fall, —and, he that breaketh through a hedge, there may bite him a serpent.
to search pit in/on/with him to fall: fall and to break through wall to bite him serpent
9 He that removeth stones, may be hurt therewith, —and he that cleaveth 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, blunt, be the iron, and, himself, hath not sharpened, the edge, then, much force, must he apply, —but, an advantage for giving success, is wisdom.
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 will bite, unless he is charmed, then there is nothing better for him that owneth a 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 pleasant, —but, the lips of a dullard, 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, —but, the latter end of his speech, is mischievous madness.
beginning word lip his folly and end lip: word his madness bad: evil
14 Yet, a foolish man, multiplieth words, —[though] no man knoweth that which hath been, and, that which shall 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 toil of dullards, shall weary a man, that he knoweth not how 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 Alas! for thee, O land, when thy king is a boy, —and, thy rulers, in the morning, do eat:
woe! to/for you land: country/planet which/that king your youth and ruler your in/on/with morning to eat
17 How happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a son of nobles, —and, thy rulers, in season, do eat, for strength, and not for debauchery.
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 two lazy arms, the framework sinketh in, —and, by the hanging down of the hands, the house may leak.
in/on/with sluggishness to sink [the] rafter and in/on/with idleness hand to drip [the] house: home
19 Merrily people make bread, and, wine, gladdeneth life, —but, money, answereth all things.
to/for laughter to make food: bread and wine to rejoice life and [the] silver: money to answer [obj] [the] all
20 Even in thy thought, do not revile, the king, nor, within thy bed-chambers, revile thou the rich, —for, a bird of the heavens, might carry the voice, yea, an owner of wings, might 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
