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ECC 10:1
Ecclesiastes 10:1 |
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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. |
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ECC 10:2
Ecclesiastes 10:2 |
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A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but
a fool's heart at his left. |
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ECC 10:3
Ecclesiastes 10:3 |
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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. |
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ECC 10:4
Ecclesiastes 10:4 |
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If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee,
leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. |
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ECC 10:5
Ecclesiastes 10:5 |
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There is an evil which I have seen under the
sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: |
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ECC 10:6
Ecclesiastes 10:6 |
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Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich
sit in low place. |
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ECC 10:7
Ecclesiastes 10:7 |
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I have seen servants upon horses, and princes
walking as servants upon the earth. |
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ECC 10:8
Ecclesiastes 10:8 |
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He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and
whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. |
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ECC 10:9
Ecclesiastes 10:9 |
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Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith;
and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby. |
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ECC 10:10
Ecclesiastes 10:10 |
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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. |
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ECC 10:11
Ecclesiastes 10:11 |
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Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment;
and a babbler is no better. |
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ECC 10:12
Ecclesiastes 10:12 |
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The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious;
but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. |
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ECC 10:13
Ecclesiastes 10:13 |
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness:
and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. |
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ECC 10:14
Ecclesiastes 10:14 |
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A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell
what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? |
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ECC 10:15
Ecclesiastes 10:15 |
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The labour of the foolish wearieth every one
of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. |
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ECC 10:16
Ecclesiastes 10:16 |
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Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child,
and thy princes eat in the morning! |
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ECC 10:17
Ecclesiastes 10:17 |
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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! |
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ECC 10:18
Ecclesiastes 10:18 |
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By much slothfulness the building decayeth;
and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. |
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ECC 10:19
Ecclesiastes 10:19 |
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A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh
merry: but money answereth all things. |
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ECC 10:20
Ecclesiastes 10:20 |
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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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