Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Dead flies cause the
ointment
of
the
apothecary
to send forth a stinking
savour:
so
doth
a little folly him
that
is
in
reputation
for
wisdom
and
honour.
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 !
A
wise
man's
heart is at his right hand ;
but
a
fool's
heart at his left.
The
heart of
the
wise
`
is '
at his right hand ,
And
the
heart of
a
fool
at his left.
Yea
also, when he that is a fool walketh
by
the way, his wisdom
faileth
him
, and he saith
to every one that
he is a fool.
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. '
If the spirit of the ruler rise
up against thee, leave
not
thy place ;
for yielding pacifieth
great offences
.
If the spirit of the ruler go
up against thee, Thy place leave
not,
For yielding quieteth
great sinners
.
There is an evil which
I have seen under the sun, as an error which
proceedeth
from the ruler :
There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that
goeth
out
from the ruler ,
Folly
is
set in great
dignity
, and the rich sit
in low place.
He
hath
set the
fool
in many
high
places
, And the rich in a
low place do
sit
.
I have seen servants upon
horses, and princes walking as servants upon
the earth.
I have seen servants on
horses, And princes walking as servants on
the earth.
He
that
diggeth
a pit shall
fall
into it ;
and whoso breaketh
an
hedge, a serpent shall
bite
him.
Whoso
is
digging
a pit falleth
into it ,
And whoso is
breaking
a
hedge, a serpent biteth
him.
Whoso removeth
stones shall
be
hurt
therewith;
and
he
that
cleaveth
wood
shall
be
endangered thereby
.
Whoso is
removing
stones is
grieved
by
them,
Whoso
is
cleaving
trees
endangered by
them
.
If the iron be
blunt, and he do
not
whet
the edge
, then must
he put
to
more
strength :
but
wisdom is profitable
to direct
.
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
.
Surely
the serpent will
bite
without enchantment ;
and
a
babbler
is no better
.
If
the serpent biteth
without enchantment ,
Then
there
is no advantage
to
a
master
of
the
tongue
.
The
words of a
wise
man's
mouth are gracious ;
but
the lips of a fool will
swallow up himself
.
Words of the
mouth of
the
wise
`
are '
gracious ,
And
the lips of a fool swallow him
up.
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness:
and the end of his talk
is mischievous madness.
The beginning of the words of his mouth `
is '
folly,
And the latter
end of his mouth
`
Is '
mischievous madness.
A
fool also
is
full
of
words: a
man cannot
tell
what
shall
be;
and what
shall
be
after him, who can
tell
him?
And
the
fool multiplieth
words: `
Man knoweth
not
that
which
is,
And that
which
is
after him, who doth
declare
to
him? '
The labour of the foolish wearieth every
one
of
them
, because
he knoweth
not how
to go to
the city.
The labour of the foolish wearieth him
, In
that
he hath
not known
to go unto
the city.
Woe
to thee, O land, when thy king is a child
, and thy princes eat in the morning !
Wo
to thee, O land, when thy king `
is '
a youth
, And thy princes do
eat in the morning .
Blessed
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 !
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 .
By much
slothfulness the building
decayeth;
and through
idleness of the hands the house droppeth
through
.
By slothfulness is
the wall
brought
low,
And by
idleness of the hands doth
the house drop
.
A feast is
made
for
laughter
, and wine maketh merry:
but
money
answereth all things
.
For
mirth
they
are
making
a feast, And wine maketh life
joyful,
And
the
silver
answereth with
all.
Curse
not
the
king ,
no
not in thy thought;
and
curse
not the rich in
thy
bedchamber
: for a bird
of the air
shall
carry
the voice, and that
which
hath
wings shall
tell
the matter
.
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
.
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