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| [1]DeadH4194 fliesH2070 cause the ointmentH8081 of the apothecaryH7543[H8802] to send forthH5042[H8686] a stinking savourH887[H8686]: so doth a littleH4592 follyH5531 him that is in reputationH3368 for wisdomH2451 and honourH3519. |
[1]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! |
| [2]A wise man'sH2450 heartH3820 is at his right handH3225; but a fool'sH3684 heartH3820 at his leftH8040. |
[2]The heart of the wise [is] at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left. |
| [3]Yea also, when he that is a foolH5530 walkethH1980[H8802] by the wayH1870, his wisdomH3820 failethH2638 him, and he saithH559[H8804] to every one that he is a foolH5530. |
[3]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.' |
| [4]If the spiritH7307 of the rulerH4910[H8802] rise upH5927[H8799] against thee, leaveH3240[H8686] not thy placeH4725; for yieldingH4832 pacifiethH3240[H8686] greatH1419 offencesH2399. |
[4]If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners. |
| [5]There isH3426 an evilH7451 which I have seenH7200[H8804] under the sunH8121, as an errorH7684 which proceedethH3318[H8802] fromH6440 the rulerH7989: |
[5]There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler, |
| [6]FollyH5529 is setH5414[H8738] in greatH7227 dignityH4791, and the richH6223 sitH3427[H8799] in low placeH8216. |
[6]He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit. |
| [7]I have seenH7200[H8804] servantsH5650 upon horsesH5483, and princesH8269 walkingH1980[H8802] as servantsH5650 upon the earthH776. |
[7]I have seen servants on horses, And princes walking as servants on the earth. |
| [8]He that diggethH2658[H8802] a pitH1475 shall fallH5307[H8799] into it; and whoso breakethH6555[H8802] an hedgeH1447, a serpentH5175 shall biteH5391 himH8799. |
[8]Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him. |
| [9]Whoso removethH5265[H8688] stonesH68 shall be hurtH6087[H8735] therewith; and he that cleavethH1234[H8802] woodH6086 shall be endangeredH5533 therebyH8735. |
[9]Whoso is removing stones is grieved by them, Whoso is cleaving trees endangered by them. |
| [10]If the ironH1270 be bluntH6949[H8765], and he do not whetH7043[H8773] the edgeH6440, then must he putH1396[H8762] to more strengthH2428: but wisdomH2451 is profitableH3504 to directH3787.[H8687] |
[10]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. |
| [11]Surely the serpentH5175 will biteH5391[H8799] without enchantmentH3908; and a babblerH3956[H1167] is no betterH3504. |
[11]If the serpent biteth without enchantment, Then there is no advantage to a master of the tongue. |
| [12]The wordsH1697 of a wise man'sH2450 mouthH6310 are graciousH2580; but the lipsH8193 of a foolH3684 will swallow upH1104 himselfH8762. |
[12]Words of the mouth of the wise [are] gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up. |
| [13]The beginningH8462 of the wordsH1697 of his mouthH6310 is foolishnessH5531: and the endH319 of his talkH6310 is mischievousH7451 madnessH1948. |
[13]The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] folly, And the latter end of his mouth [Is] mischievous madness. |
| [14]A foolH5530 also is fullH7235[H8686] of wordsH1697: a manH120 cannot tellH3045[H8799] what shall be; and what shall be afterH310 him, who can tellH5046 himH8686? |
[14]And the fool multiplieth words: `Man knoweth not that which is, And that which is after him, who doth declare to him?' |
| [15]The labourH5999 of the foolishH3684 weariethH3021[H8762] every one of them, because he knowethH3045[H8804] not how to goH3212[H8800] to the cityH5892. |
[15]The labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city. |
| [16]WoeH337 to thee, O landH776, when thy kingH4428 is a childH5288, and thy princesH8269 eatH398[H8799] in the morningH1242! |
[16]Wo to thee, O land, when thy king [is] a youth, And thy princes do eat in the morning. |
| [17]BlessedH835 art thou, O landH776, when thy kingH4428 is the sonH1121 of noblesH2715, and thy princesH8269 eatH398[H8799] in due seasonH6256, for strengthH1369, and not for drunkennessH8358! |
[17]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. |
| [18]By much slothfulnessH6103 the buildingH4746 decayethH4355[H8735]; and through idlenessH8220 of the handsH3027 the houseH1004 droppeth throughH1811.[H8799] |
[18]By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop. |
| [19]A feastH3899 is madeH6213[H8802] for laughterH7814, and wineH3196 maketh merryH8055[H8762][H2416]: but moneyH3701 answerethH6030 all thingsH8799. |
[19]For mirth they are making a feast, And wine maketh life joyful, And the silver answereth with all. |
| [20]CurseH7043[H8762] not the kingH4428, no not in thy thoughtH4093; and curseH7043[H8762] not the richH6223 in thy bedchamberH2315[H4904]: for a birdH5775 of the airH8064 shall carryH3212[H8686] the voiceH6963, and that which hathH1167 wingsH3671 shall tellH5046[H8686] the matterH1697. |
[20]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. |