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10 : 1 Dead flies makethe perfumer's ointment give off a stench;so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
10 : 2 A wise man's heart inclines him to the right,but a fool's heart to the left.
10 : 3 Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense,and hesays to everyone that he is a fool.
10 : 4 If the anger of the ruler rises against you,do not leave your place,for calmnesswill lay great offenses to rest.
10 : 5 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it werean error proceeding from the ruler:
10 : 6 folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place.
10 : 7 I have seen slaveson horses, and princes walking on the ground like slaves.
10 : 8 He whodigs a pit will fall into it,anda serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.
10 : 9 He who quarries stones is hurt by them,and he whosplits logs is endangered by them.
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.
10 : 11 If the serpent bites before it ischarmed,there is no advantage to the charmer.
10 : 12 The words of a wise man's mouthwin him favor,butthe lips of a fool consume him.
10 : 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,and the end of his talk is evil madness.
10 : 14 A fool multiplies words,though no man knows what is to be,and who can tell himwhat will be after him?
10 : 15 The toil of a fool wearies him,for he does not knowthe way to the city.
10 : 16 Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child,and your princes feast in the morning!
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 fordrunkenness!
10 : 18 Through sloth the roof sinks in,and through indolence the house leaks.
10 : 19 Bread is made for laughter,andwine gladdens life,andmoney answers everything.
10 : 20 Even in your thoughts,do not curse the king,nor in yourbedroom curse the rich,for a bird of the air will carry your voice,or some winged creature tell the matter.