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Eclesiastés 10,1-20
Chapter X.
1 Obseruations of Wisedome and folly. 16 Of Riot, 18 Slouthfulnesse, 19 and Money. 20 Mens thoughts of Kings ought to bee reuerend.
1 [ Hebrew: flies of death.] Dead flies cause the oyntment of the Apothecarie to send foorth a stinking sauour: so doeth a little folly him that is in reputation
[Folly esteemed.]
for wisedome and honour.
2 A wise mans heart is at his right hand: but a fooles heart at his left.
3 Yea also when hee that is a foole walketh by the way, [ Hebrew: his heart.] his wisedome faileth him, and hee saith to euery one that he is a foole.
4 If the spirit of the ruler rise vp against thee, leaue not thy place; for yeelding pacifieth great offences.
5 There is an euill which I haue seene vnder the Sunne, as an errour, which proceedeth [ Hebrew: from before.] from the ruler.
6 Folly is set [ Hebrew: in great heights.] in great dignitie; and the rich sit in lowe place.
7 I haue seene seruants [ Pro_30:22 .] vpon horses, and princes walking as seruants vpon the earth.
8 [ Psa_7:16 ; Pro_26:27 .] He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it; and who so breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
9 Who so remoueth stones, shall be hurt therewith: and hee that cleaueth wood, shalbe endangered thereby.
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 Surely the serpent will bite without inchauntment, and [ Hebrew: the master of the tongue.] a babbler is no better.
12 [ Pro_10:32 ; Pro_12:13 .] The words of a wise mans mouth are [ Hebrew: grace.] gratious: but the lips of a foole will swallow vp himselfe.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishnesse: and the end of [ Hebrew: his mouth.] his talke is mischieuous madnesse.
14 [ Pro_15:2 .] A foole also [ Hebrew: multiplieth words.] is full of words; a man cannot tell [ Ecc_3:2 ; Ecc_6:12 .] what shall be; and what shall bee after him who can tell him?
15 The labour of the foolish wearyeth euery one of them; because hee knoweth not how to goe to the citie.
16 [ Isa_3:3-4 .] Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eate in the morning.
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 By much slouthfulnesse the building decayeth; and through idlenesse of the hands the house droppeth through.
19 A feast is made for laughter, [ Psa_104:15 .] and wine maketh [ Hebrew: maketh glad the life.] merry: but money answereth all things.
20 [ Exo_22:28 .] Curse not the king, no not in
[God iudgeth all.]
thy [ Or, conscience.] 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.