Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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 !
As
dead flies bring
a stench
to the perfumer’s
oil,
so
a little folly outweighs
wisdom
and
honor.
The
heart of
the wise
`is'
at
his
right hand
, And
the heart of a fool at
his
left.
A
wise
man’s
heart inclines
to
the right, but
the heart of a fool to
the
left.
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. '
Even
as
the
fool walks
along
the road
, his sense
is lacking, and he shows
everyone
that
he is a fool.
If the spirit
of
the
ruler
go
up
against thee
, Thy
place
leave
not, For yielding
quieteth
great sinners
.
If the ruler’s
temper
flares
against you
, do
not abandon
your
post
, for calmness
lays
great offenses
to
rest
.
There is an evil I have seen under the sun ,
As
an error that goeth
out
from the ruler ,
There is an evil I have seen under the sun —
an error that proceeds
from the ruler :
He
hath
set
the
fool
in
many
high
places
, And
the rich in
a
low
place
do
sit.
Folly
is
appointed
to
great
heights
, but
the rich sit in
lowly
positions
.
I have seen servants
on horses
, And
princes walking
as
servants
on the
earth
.
I have seen slaves
on horseback
, while
princes go
on foot
like
slaves
.
Whoso
is
digging
a pit falleth
into it, And whoso
is
breaking
a hedge,
a serpent
biteth
him
.
He
who
digs
a pit may
fall
into it, and he
who
breaches
a wall
may
be
bitten
by
a snake
.
Whoso
is
removing
stones is
grieved
by them, Whoso
is
cleaving
trees
endangered
by
them
.
The
one
who
quarries
stones may
be
injured
by them, and
he
who
splits
logs
endangers
himself
.
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 the axe
is
dull
and the blade
unsharpened
, more
strength must
be
exerted
, but
skill
produces
success
.
If the serpent
biteth
without
enchantment
, Then
there is no advantage
to
a
master
of
the tongue
.
If the snake
bites
before
it
is
charmed
, there is no profit
for
the charmer
.
Words
of
the mouth
of the
wise `
are '
gracious, And
the lips of a fool swallow
him up
.
The words
of a
wise man’s
mouth
are gracious, but
the lips of a fool consume
him.
The beginning of the
words
of
his mouth
`
is '
folly, And the latter
end of his mouth
`
Is '
mischievous
madness.
The beginning of his talk
is folly, and the end of his speech
is evil
madness.
And
the fool multiplieth
words :
`Man
knoweth
not
that
which
is, And that
which
is
after
him,
who doth
declare
to
him? '
Yet
the fool multiplies
words .
No
one
knows
what
is coming
, and who can
tell
him what
will
come
after
him
?
The labour
of the
foolish
wearieth
him, In
that
he hath
not known
to go
unto
the city.
The toil
of a
fool
wearies
him, for
he does
not know
the
way
to the city.
Wo
to thee
, O land ,
when
thy
king `
is '
a youth, And thy
princes do
eat
in the morning.
Woe
to you
, O land whose
king is a youth, and whose
princes feast
in the morning.
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
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.
By
slothfulness
is
the wall
brought
low
, And by
idleness
of
the hands doth
the house drop
.
Through
laziness
the roof
caves
in
, and in
the hands of
the idle,
the
house leaks
.
For
mirth
they
are
making
a feast, And wine maketh
life joyful
, And
the silver
answereth
with
all
.
A feast is
prepared
for
laughter
, and wine makes
life merry
, but
money
is
the answer
for
everything
.
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
.
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
.
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