Ecclesiastes 10 (kjv)

Dead^H4194 flies^H2070 cause the ointment^H8081 of the apothecary^H7543 to send forth^H5042 a stinking savour^H887: so doth a little^H4592 folly^H5531 him that is in reputation^H3368 for wisdom^H2451 and honour^H3519.²A wise man's^H2450 heart^H3820 is at his right hand^H3225; but a fool's^H3684 heart^H3820 at his left^H8040.³Yea also, when he that is a fool^H5530 walketh^H1980 by the way^H1870, his wisdom^H3820 faileth^H2638 him, and he saith^H559 to every one that he is a fool^H5530.⁴If the spirit^H7307 of the ruler^H4910 rise up^H5927 against thee, leave^H3240 not thy place^H4725; for yielding^H4832 pacifieth^H3240 great^H1419 offences^H2399.⁵There is^H3426 an evil^H7451 which I have seen^H7200 under the sun^H8121, as an error^H7684 which proceedeth^H3318 from^H6440 the ruler^H7989:⁶Folly^H5529 is set^H5414 in great^H7227 dignity^H4791, and the rich^H6223 sit^H3427 in low place^H8216.

⁷I have seen^H7200 servants^H5650 upon horses^H5483, and princes^H8269 walking^H1980 as servants^H5650 upon the earth^H776.⁸He that diggeth^H2658 a pit^H1475 shall fall^H5307 into it; and whoso breaketh^H6555 an hedge^H1447, a serpent^H5175 shall bite^H5391 him.

⁹Whoso removeth^H5265 stones^H68 shall be hurt^H6087 therewith; and he that cleaveth^H1234 wood^H6086 shall be endangered^H5533 thereby.¹⁰If the iron^H1270 be blunt^H6949, and he do not whet^H7043 the edge^H6440, then must he put^H1396 to more strength^H2428: but wisdom^H2451 is profitable^H3504 to direct^H3787.¹¹Surely the serpent^H5175 will bite^H5391 without enchantment^H3908; and a babbler^{H3956 H1167} is no better^H3504.¹²The words^H1697 of a wise man's^H2450 mouth^H6310 are gracious^H2580; but the lips^H8193 of a fool^H3684 will swallow up^H1104 himself.¹³The beginning^H8462 of the words^H1697 of his mouth^H6310 is foolishness^H5531: and the end^H319 of his talk^H6310 is mischievous^H7451 madness^H1948.¹⁴A fool^H5530 also is full^H7235 of words^H1697: a man^H120 cannot tell^H3045 what shall be; and what shall be after^H310 him, who can tell^H5046 him?¹⁵The labour^H5999 of the foolish^H3684 wearieth^H3021 every one of them, because he knoweth^H3045 not how to go^H3212 to the city^H5892.¹⁶Woe^H337 to thee, O land^H776, when thy king^H4428 is a child^H5288, and thy princes^H8269 eat^H398 in the morning^H1242!¹⁷Blessed^H835 art thou, O land^H776, when thy king^H4428 is the son^H1121 of nobles^H2715, and thy princes^H8269 eat^H398 in due season^H6256, for strength^H1369, and not for drunkenness^H8358!¹⁸By much slothfulness^H6103 the building^H4746 decayeth^H4355; and through idleness^H8220 of the hands^H3027 the house^H1004 droppeth through^H1811.¹⁹A feast^H3899 is made^H6213 for laughter^H7814, and wine^H3196 maketh merry^{H8055 H2416}: but money^H3701 answereth^H6030 all things.²⁰Curse^H7043 not the king^H4428, no not in thy thought^H4093; and curse^H7043 not the rich^H6223 in thy bedchamber^{H2315 H4904}: for a bird^H5775 of the air^H8064 shall carry^H3212 the voice^H6963, and that which hath^H1167 wings^H3671 shall tell^H5046 the matter^H1697.