Ecclesiastes 10
1 fly death to stink to bubble oil to mix precious from wisdom from glory folly little
Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
2 heart wise to/for right his and heart fool to/for left his
A wise man's heart is at his right hand, but a fool's heart at his left.
3 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
Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
4 if spirit: temper [the] to rule to ascend: rise upon you place your not to rest for healing to rest sin great: large
If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.
5 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
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.
6 to give: put [the] folly in/on/with height many and rich in/on/with poverty to dwell
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
7 to see: see servant/slave upon horse and ruler to go: walk like/as servant/slave upon [the] land: soil
I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.
8 to search pit in/on/with him to fall: fall and to break through wall to bite him serpent
He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a serpent.
9 to set out stone to hurt in/on/with them to break up/open tree: stick to endanger in/on/with them
Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered thereby.
10 if be blunt [the] iron and he/she/it not face to lighten and strength to prevail and advantage (to succeed *Q(k)*) wisdom
If the axe is blunt, and one doesn't sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.
11 if to bite [the] serpent in/on/with not charm and nothing advantage to/for master: [master of] [the] tongue
If the serpent bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer's tongue.
12 word lip wise favor and lips fool to swallow up him
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
13 beginning word lip his folly and end lip: word his madness bad: evil
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
14 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
A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?
15 trouble [the] fool be weary/toil him which not to know to/for to go: journey to(wards) city
The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn't know how to go to the city.
16 woe! to/for you land: country/planet which/that king your youth and ruler your in/on/with morning to eat
Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning.
17 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
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.
18 in/on/with sluggishness to sink [the] rafter and in/on/with idleness hand to drip [the] house: home
By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
19 to/for laughter to make food: bread and wine to rejoice life and [the] silver: money to answer [obj] [the] all
A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.
20 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
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.
