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King James Bible |
Youngs Literal Translation
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| 10:1 |
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! |
| 10:2 |
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. |
| 10:3 |
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.' |
| 10:4 |
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. |
| 10:5 |
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, |
| 10:6 |
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. |
| 10:7 |
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. |
| 10:8 |
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. |
| 10:9 |
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. |
| 10:10 |
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. |
| 10:11 |
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. |
| 10:12 |
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. |
| 10:13 |
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. |
| 10:14 |
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?' |
| 10:15 |
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. |
| 10:16 |
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. |
| 10:17 |
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. |
| 10:18 |
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. |
| 10:19 |
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. |
| 10:20 |
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. |
