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