10:1 Dead 4194 flies 2070 cause the ointment 8081 of the apothecary 7543 8802 to send forth 5042 8686 a stinking savour 887 8686: [so doth] a little 4592 folly 5531 him that is in reputation 3368 for wisdom 2451 [and] honour 3519.(Dead…: Heb. Flies of death)

10:2 A wise man's 2450 heart 3820 [is] at his right hand 3225; but a fool's 3684 heart 3820 at his left 8040.

10:3 Yea also, when he that is a fool 5530 walketh 1980 8802 by the way 1870, his wisdom 3820 faileth 2638 [him], and he saith 559 8804 to every one [that] he [is] a fool 5530.(his…: Heb. his heart)

10:4 If the spirit 7307 of the ruler 4910 8802 rise up 5927 8799 against thee, leave 3240 8686 not thy place 4725; for yielding 4832 pacifieth 3240 8686 great 1419 offences 2399.

10:5 There is 3426 an evil 7451 [which] I have seen 7200 8804 under the sun 8121, as an error 7684 [which] proceedeth 3318 8802 from 6440 the ruler 7989:(from: Heb. from before)

10:6 Folly 5529 is set 5414 8738 in great 7227 dignity 4791, and the rich 6223 sit 3427 8799 in low place 8216.(in great…: Heb. in great heights)

10:7 I have seen 7200 8804 servants 5650 upon horses 5483, and princes 8269 walking 1980 8802 as servants 5650 upon the earth 776.

10:8 He that diggeth 2658 8802 a pit 1475 shall fall 5307 8799 into it; and whoso breaketh 6555 8802 an hedge 1447, a serpent 5175 shall bite 5391 8799 him.

10:9 Whoso removeth 5265 8688 stones 68 shall be hurt 6087 8735 therewith; [and] he that cleaveth 1234 8802 wood 6086 shall be endangered 5533 8735 thereby.

10:10 If the iron 1270 be blunt 6949 8765, and he do not whet 7043 8773 the edge 6440, then must he put 1396 8762 to more strength 2428: but wisdom 2451 [is] profitable 3504 to direct 3787 8687.

10:11 Surely the serpent 5175 will bite 5391 8799 without enchantment 3908; and a babbler 3956 1167 is no better 3504.(a babbler: Heb. the master of the tongue)

10:12 The words 1697 of a wise man's 2450 mouth 6310 [are] gracious 2580; but the lips 8193 of a fool 3684 will swallow up 1104 8762 himself.(gracious: Heb. grace)

10:13 The beginning 8462 of the words 1697 of his mouth 6310 [is] foolishness 5531: and the end 319 of his talk 6310 [is] mischievous 7451 madness 1948.(his talk: Heb. his mouth)

10:14 A fool 5530 also is full 7235 8686 of words 1697: a man 120 cannot tell 3045 8799 what shall be; and what shall be after 310 him, who can tell 5046 8686 him?(is full…: Heb. multiplieth words)

10:15 The labour 5999 of the foolish 3684 wearieth 3021 8762 every one of them, because he knoweth 3045 8804 not how to go 3212 8800 to the city 5892.

10:16 Woe 337 to thee, O land 776, when thy king 4428 [is] a child 5288, and thy princes 8269 eat 398 8799 in the morning 1242!

10:17 Blessed 835 [art] thou, O land 776, when thy king 4428 [is] the son 1121 of nobles 2715, and thy princes 8269 eat 398 8799 in due season 6256, for strength 1369, and not for drunkenness 8358!

10:18 By much slothfulness 6103 the building 4746 decayeth 4355 8735; and through idleness 8220 of the hands 3027 the house 1004 droppeth through 1811 8799.

10:19 A feast 3899 is made 6213 8802 for laughter 7814, and wine 3196 maketh merry 8055 8762 2416: but money 3701 answereth 6030 8799 all [things].(maketh…: Heb. maketh glad the life)

10:20 Curse 7043 8762 not the king 4428, no not in thy thought 4093; and curse 7043 8762 not the rich 6223 in thy bedchamber 2315 4904: for a bird 5775 of the air 8064 shall carry 3212 8686 the voice 6963, and that which hath 1167 wings 3671 shall tell 5046 8686 the matter 1697.(thought: or, conscience)

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