Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
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 does
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.
Yes
also,
when
the fool walks by
the way
, his understanding
fails
him
, and he says
to
everyone 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
rises
up
against you, don't
leave
your place;
for gentleness
lays great offenses to rest.
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 ,
the
sort
of
error which
proceeds 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
on horses
, and
princes walking
like servants
on
the
earth
.
He who digs a pit may fall into it ,
and he
who
breaches
a wall may be bitten by a snake.
He who digs a pit may fall into it ;
and whoever
breaks
through
a wall may be bitten by a snake.
The
one
who
quarries
stones may be injured by them ,
and
he
who
splits logs
endangers
himself
.
Whoever
carves
out
stones may be injured by them .
Whoever
splits wood
may
be
endangered
thereby
.
If the axe is dull
and the blade
unsharpened
, more strength must
be
exerted,
but skill produces
success.
If the axe is blunt,
and one
doesn't
sharpen
the edge
, then
he
must
use
more strength ;
but skill brings
success.
If the snake bites before it is charmed, there
is no profit for the charmer
.
If the snake bites before it is charmed, then
is there
no profit for the charmer's
tongue
.
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 a fool is
swallowed
by
his
own
lips
.
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
multiplies words. Man
doesn't
know
what will
be;
and that
which
will
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
wearies every
one
of
them;
for he doesn't
know 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 you, land ,
when
your
king is a child
, And your
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
are you, land ,
when
your
king is the
son of nobles, And your
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 sinks
in ;
And through
idleness
of the hands
the house leaks.
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 makes the
life glad;
And
money is the answer for 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
.
Don't
curse the king ,
no,
not
in your thoughts ;
And
don't
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
.
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