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Ecclesiastes 10 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:1 - Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench;
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:2 - A wise man’s heart inclines him to the right,
but a fool’s heart to the left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:3 - Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense,
and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:4 - If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place,
for calmness[fn] will lay great offenses to rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:5 - There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were an error proceeding from the ruler:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:6 - folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:7 - I have seen slaves on horses, and princes walking on the ground like slaves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:8 - He who digs a pit will fall into it,
and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:9 - He who quarries stones is hurt by them,
and he who splits logs is endangered by them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:10 - If the iron is blunt, and one does not sharpen the edge,
he must use more strength,
but wisdom helps one to succeed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:11 - If the serpent bites before it is charmed,
there is no advantage to the charmer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:12 - The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor,[fn]
but the lips of a fool consume him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:13 - The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,
and the end of his talk is evil madness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:14 - A fool multiplies words,
though no man knows what is to be,
and who can tell him what will be after him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:15 - The toil of a fool wearies him,
for he does not know the way to the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:16 - Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child,
and your princes feast in the morning!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:17 - Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of the nobility,
and your princes feast at the proper time,
for strength, and not for drunkenness!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:18 - Through sloth the roof sinks in,
and through indolence the house leaks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:19 - Bread is made for laughter,
and wine gladdens life,
and money answers everything.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:20 - Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king,
nor in your bedroom curse the rich,
for a bird of the air will carry your voice,
or some winged creature tell the matter.
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Hebrew healing
Or wisdom is an advantage for success
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