Ecclesiastes 10

1 Dead flies cause a perfumer's perfume To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom — By reason of honour — 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 hath said to every one, '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 go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth 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 an error that goeth 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 hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.

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 Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him.

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

9 Whoso is removing stones is grieved by them, Whoso 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 hath been blunt, And he the face hath not sharpened, Then doth he increase 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 biteth 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 multiplieth words: 'Man knoweth not that which is, And that which is after him, who doth declare 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 labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city.

trouble [the] fool be weary/toil him which not to know to/for to go: journey to(wards) city

16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king [is] a youth, And thy princes do 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 Happy art thou, O land, When thy king [is] a son of freemen, And thy princes do 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 doth the house drop.

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 maketh life joyful, And the silver answereth 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 thy mind a king revile not, And in the inner parts of thy bed-chamber Revile not the rich: For a fowl of the heavens causeth the voice to go, And a possessor of wings declareth 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