{"book":"Ecclesiastes","slug":"ecclesiastes","ch":10,"genre":"poetry","sub":"Ecclesiastes","prev":"ecclesiastes/9","next":"ecclesiastes/11","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor."}],"h":"Wisdom and Folly","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":2,"t":"A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"A wise man’s heart inclines to the right,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but the heart of a fool to the left."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":3,"t":"Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and he shows everyone that he is a fool."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness {lays} great offenses to rest.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"for calmness {lays} great offenses to rest."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":5,"t":"There is an evil I have seen under the sun — an error that proceeds from the ruler:","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"There is an evil I have seen under the sun —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"an error that proceeds from the ruler:"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":6,"t":"Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Folly is appointed to great heights,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but the rich sit in lowly positions."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I have seen slaves on horseback,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"while princes go on foot like slaves."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"He who digs a pit may fall into it,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":9,"t":"The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The one who quarries stones may be injured by them,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and he who splits logs endangers himself."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"more strength must be exerted,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but skill produces success."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":11,"t":"If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"If the snake bites before it is charmed,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"there is no profit for the charmer."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but the lips of a fool consume him."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":13,"t":"The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The beginning of his talk is folly,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and the end of his speech is evil madness."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":14,"t":"Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Yet the fool multiplies words."},{"style":"indent2","t":"No one knows what is coming,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and who can tell him what will come after him?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":15,"t":"The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The toil of a fool wearies him,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"for he does not know the way to the city."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":16,"t":"Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.","f":["Or a servant"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and whose princes feast in the morning."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":17,"t":"Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time — for strength and not for drunkenness.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and whose princes feast at the proper time —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"for strength and not for drunkenness."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":18,"t":"Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Through laziness the roof caves in,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":19,"t":"A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but money is the answer for everything."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":20,"t":"Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, [or] curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Do not curse the king even in your thoughts,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[or] curse the rich even in your bedroom,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"for a bird of the air may carry your words,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and a winged creature may report your speech."}],"style":"indent1stline"}]}