Ecclesiastes 10
1 [A few] dead flies in [a bottle of] perfume cause [all] the perfume to stink. Similarly [SIM], a small amount of acting foolishly can have a greater effect than acting wisely.
Assim como a mosca morta faz exhalar mau cheiro e evaporar o unguento do perfumador, assim o faz ao famoso em sabedoria e em honra uma pouca de estulticia.
2 If people think sensibly, it will lead them to do what is right; if they think foolishly, it causes them to do what is wrong.
O coração do sabio está á sua dextra, mas o coração do tolo está á sua esquerda.
3 Even while foolish people walk along the road, they show that they do not have good sense; they show everyone that they are not wise.
E, até quando o tolo vae pelo caminho, falta-lhe o seu entendimento e diz a todos que é tolo.
4 Do not quit working for a ruler when he is angry with you; if you remain calm, he will [probably] stop being angry.
Levantando-se contra ti o espirito do governador, não deixes o teu logar, porque é um remedio que aquieta grandes peccados.
5 There is something [else] that I have seen here on this earth, something that rulers sometimes do that is wrong/inappropriate:
Ainda ha um mal que vi debaixo do sol, como o erro que procede de diante do governador.
6 They appoint foolish people to have important positions, while they appoint rich [people] to have unimportant positions.
Ao tolo assentam em grandes alturas, mas os ricos estão assentados na baixeza.
7 They allow slaves [to ride] on horses [like rich people usually do], [but] they force officials to walk [like slaves usually do].
Vi os servos a cavallo, e os principes que andavam a pé como servos sobre a terra.
8 [It is possible that] those who dig pits will fall into one of those pits. [It is possible that] someone who tears down a wall will be bitten by a snake [that is in that wall].
Quem cavar uma cova, cairá n'ella, e, quem romper um muro, uma cobra o morderá.
9 If you work in a quarry, [it is possible that] a stone [will fall on you and] injure you. [It is possible that] men who split logs will be injured by one of those logs.
Quem acarretar pedras, será maltratado por ellas, e o que rachar lenha perigará com ella.
10 If your axe is not sharp [DOU], you will need to work harder [to cut down a tree], but by being wise, you will succeed.
Se estiver embotado o ferro, e não se amollar o córte, então se devem pôr mais forças: mas a sabedoria é excellente para dirigir.
11 If a snake bites a man before he charms/tames it, his ability to charm snakes will not benefit him.
Se a cobra morder, não estando encantada, então remedio nenhum se espera do encantador, por mais habil que seja.
12 Wise people say [MTY] what is sensible, and because of that, people honor them; but foolish people are destroyed by what they say [MTY].
Nas palavras da bocca do sabio ha favor, porém os labios do tolo o devoram.
13 When foolish people start to talk, they say things that are foolish, and they end by saying things that are both wicked and foolish.
O principio das palavras da sua bocca é a estulticia, e o fim da sua bocca um desvario pessimo.
14 They talk (too much/without ceasing). None of us knows what will happen in the future, or what will happen after we die.
Bem que o tolo multiplique as palavras, não sabe o homem o que ha de ser; e quem lhe fará saber o que será depois d'elle?
15 Foolish people become [so] exhausted by the work that they do that they are unable to find the road to their town/homes.
O trabalho dos tolos a cada um d'elles fatiga, porque não sabem ir á cidade.
16 Terrible things will happen to the people of a nation whose ruler is a foolish young man, and whose [other] leaders continually eat, all day long, every day.
Ai de ti, ó terra, cujo rei é criança, e cujos principes comem de manhã.
17 [But] a nation will prosper if its ruler is from a (noble/well-educated) family, and if its [other] leaders feast [only] at the proper times, and [if they eat and drink only] to be strong, not to become drunk.
Bemaventurada tu, ó terra, cujo rei é filho dos nobres, e cujos principes comem a tempo, para refazerem as forças, e não para bebedice.
18 Some men are very lazy [and do not repair the rafters], with the result that the rafters sag [and collapse]; and if they do not repair the roof, water will leak into the house [when it rains].
Pela muita preguiça se enfraquece o tecto, e pela frouxidão das mãos goteja a casa.
19 Eating food and drinking wine causes us to laugh and be happy, [but] we are able to enjoy those things only if we have money [to buy them].
Para rir se fazem convites, e o vinho alegra a vida, e por tudo o dinheiro responde.
20 Do not even think about cursing the king, or cursing rich [people, even] when you are [alone] in your bedroom, because [it is possible that] a little bird will hear [what you are saying], [and] tell those people what you said [about them].
Nem ainda no teu pensamento amaldiçoes ao rei, nem tão pouco no mais interior da tua recamara amaldiçoes ao rico: porque as aves dos céus levariam a voz, e os que teem azas dariam noticia da palavra.
