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Little Foolishness |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:1 |
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Dead flies make a perfumer's oil stink, so a
little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor. |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:2 |
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A wise man's heart directs him toward the right,
but the foolish man's heart directs him toward the left. |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:3 |
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Even when the fool walks along the road, his
sense is lacking and he demonstrates to everyone that he is a fool. |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:4 |
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If the ruler's temper rises against you, do
not abandon your position, because composure allays great offenses. |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:5 |
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There is an evil I have seen under the sun,
like an error which goes forth from the ruler-- |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:6 |
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folly is set in many exalted places while rich
men sit in humble places. |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:7 |
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I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes
walking like slaves on the land. |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:8 |
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He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent
may bite him who breaks through a wall. |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:9 |
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He who quarries stones may be hurt by them,
and he who splits logs may be endangered by them. |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:10 |
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If the axe is dull and he does not sharpen its
edge, then he must exert more strength. Wisdom has the advantage of giving success. |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:11 |
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If the serpent bites before being charmed, there
is no profit for the charmer. |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:12 |
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Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious,
while the lips of a fool consume him; |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:13 |
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the beginning of his talking is folly and the
end of it is wicked madness. |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:14 |
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Yet the fool multiplies words. No man knows
what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after him? |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:15 |
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The toil of a fool so wearies him that he does
not even know how to go to a city. |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:16 |
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Woe to you, O land, whose king is a lad and
whose princes feast in the morning. |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:17 |
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Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility
and whose princes eat at the appropriate time--for strength and not for drunkenness. |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:18 |
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Through indolence the rafters sag, and through
slackness the house leaks. |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:19 |
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Men prepare a meal for enjoyment, and wine makes
life merry, and money is the answer to everything. |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:20 |
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Furthermore, in your bedchamber do not curse
a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the
heavens will carry the sound and the winged creature will make the matter known. |
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