Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
As
dead flies bring
a
stench
to
the perfumer’s
oil ,
so a little folly outweighs
wisdom and honor.
Dead flies cause
the oil of
the
perfumer
to
send
forth
an
evil
odor;
`
so '
doth
a little folly outweigh
wisdom and honor.
A wise man’s
heart inclines
to
the
right ,
but the
heart
of
a fool
to
the
left.
A wise man's
heart is
at
his
right hand;
but a fool's
heart
at
his
left.
Even
as
the fool walks
along
the road
, his sense
is
lacking
, and he shows
everyone
that he is a fool.
Yea
also,
when
the fool walketh
by
the way
, his understanding
faileth
him
, and he saith
to
every
one
`
that '
he is a fool.
If the ruler’s
temper
flares
against you
, do
not abandon
your
post,
for calmness
lays
great offenses
to
rest
.
If the spirit
of
the
ruler
rise
up
against thee
, leave
not thy
place;
for gentleness
allayeth
great offences
.
There is an evil I have seen under the sun —
an error that
proceeds
from the ruler:
There is an evil which
I have seen under the sun ,
as
it
were
an error which
proceedeth
from the ruler:
Folly is appointed
to
great heights
, but
the rich sit in lowly
positions
.
folly is set
in
great dignity
, and
the rich sit in a
low
place
.
I have seen slaves
on
horseback
, while
princes go
on
foot
like slaves
.
I have seen servants
upon
horses
, and
princes walking
like servants
upon
the
earth
.
He who
digs
a pit may
fall into it ,
and he
who
breaches
a wall may
be
bitten
by
a snake
.
He that
diggeth
a pit shall
fall into it ;
and whoso
breaketh
through
a wall ,
a serpent
shall
bite
him
.
The
one
who
quarries
stones may
be injured
by
them,
and he who
splits
logs
endangers
himself
.
Whoso
heweth
out
stones shall
be hurt
therewith;
`
and '
he that
cleaveth
wood
is
endangered
thereby
.
If the axe
is
dull
and the blade
unsharpened
, more strength must
be
exerted,
but skill
produces
success
.
If the iron
be
blunt,
and one
do
not
whet
the edge
, then
must
he
put
to
more strength :
but wisdom
is
profitable
to
direct
.
If the snake
bites
before it is charmed, there
is no profit
for
the charmer.
If the serpent
bite
before it is charmed, then
is there
no advantage
in
the charmer.
The words of a wise man’s
mouth are gracious ,
but the lips of a fool consume
him
.
The words of a wise man's
mouth are gracious ;
but the lips of a fool will
swallow
up
himself
.
The beginning of his talk
is folly,
and the end of his speech
is evil
madness.
The beginning of the
words
of
his mouth
is foolishness;
and the end of his talk
is mischievous
madness.
Yet
the
fool multiplies
words .
No
one
knows
what is
coming,
and who can tell him what
will
come
after
him
?
A
fool also
multiplieth
words :
`yet'
man
knoweth
not
what shall
be;
and that
which
shall
be
after
him,
who can tell him?
The toil
of a
fool
wearies
him,
for he does
not know
the
way
to the city.
The labor
of fools
wearieth
every
one
of
them;
for he knoweth
not how
to go
to
the city.
Woe to you
, O land whose
king is a youth
, and whose
princes feast
in the morning .
Woe to thee
, O land ,
when
thy
king is a child
, and thy
princes eat
in the morning !
Blessed
are
you
, O land whose
king is a
son of nobles, and whose
princes feast
at
the
proper
time—
for strength and not for drunkenness .
Happy
art
thou
, O land ,
when
thy
king is the
son of nobles, and thy
princes eat
in
due
season,
for strength ,
and not for drunkenness !
Through
laziness
the roof caves
in ,
and in
the
hands
of the idle,
the house leaks
.
By
slothfulness
the roof sinketh
in ;
and through
idleness
of the hands
the house leaketh
.
A feast is prepared
for laughter, and wine makes
life merry,
but
money is
the
answer
for
everything
.
A feast is made
for laughter, and wine maketh
glad
the
life ;
and
money answereth
all
things
.
Do
not curse
the king even
in
your
thoughts
, or
curse
the rich even
in your
bedroom,
for a bird of the air
may
carry your
words
, and a
winged
creature
may
report
your
speech
.
Revile
not the king, no,
not
in
thy
thought;
and
revile
not
the rich in thy
bedchamber:
for a bird of the heavens
shall
carry the
voice
, and that
which
hath
wings
shall
tell
the
matter
.
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