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1611 King James Bible

Ecclesiastes 10

  1. Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies cause the oyntment of the Apothecarie to send foorth a stinking sauour: so doeth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisedome and honour.
  2. Ecclesiastes 10:2 A wise mans heart is at his right hand: but a fooles heart at his left.
  3. Ecclesiastes 10:3 Yea also when hee that is a foole walketh by the way, his wisedome faileth him, and hee saith to euery one that he is a foole.
  4. Ecclesiastes 10:4 If the spirit of the ruler rise vp against thee, leaue not thy place; for yeelding pacifieth great offences.
  5. Ecclesiastes 10:5 There is an euill which I haue seene vnder the Sunne, as an errour, which proceedeth from the ruler.
  6. Ecclesiastes 10:6 Folly is set in great dignitie; and the rich sit in lowe place.
  7. Ecclesiastes 10:7 I haue seene seruants vpon horses, and princes walking as seruants vpon the earth.
  8. Ecclesiastes 10:8 He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it; and who so breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
  9. Ecclesiastes 10:9 Who so remoueth stones, shall be hurt therewith: and hee that cleaueth wood, shalbe endangered thereby.
  10. Ecclesiastes 10:10 If the yron be blunt, and he doe not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisedome is profitable to direct.
  11. Ecclesiastes 10:11 Surely the serpent will bite without inchauntment, and a babbler is no better.
  12. Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of a wise mans mouth are gratious: but the lips of a foole will swallow vp himselfe.
  13. Ecclesiastes 10:13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishnesse: and the end of his talke is mischieuous madnesse.
  14. Ecclesiastes 10:14 A foole also is full of words; a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall bee after him who can tell him?
  15. Ecclesiastes 10:15 The labour of the foolish wearyeth euery one of them; because hee knoweth not how to goe to the citie.
  16. Ecclesiastes 10:16 ¶ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eate in the morning.
  17. Ecclesiastes 10:17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the sonne of nobles, and thy princes eate in due season, for strength, and not for drunkennesse.
  18. Ecclesiastes 10:18 ¶ By much slouthfulnesse the building decayeth; and through idlenesse of the hands the house droppeth through.
  19. Ecclesiastes 10:19 ¶ A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
  20. Ecclesiastes 10:20 ¶ Curse not the king, no not in thy thought, and curse not the rich in thy bed-chamber: for a bird of the aire shall carry the voyce, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.