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10 : 1 Dead flies make a perfumer`s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor.
10 : 2 A wise man`s heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man`s heart directs him toward the left.
10 : 3 Even when the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking and he demonstrates to everyone that he is a fool.
10 : 4 If the ruler`s temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because composure allays great offenses.
10 : 5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like an error which goes forth from the ruler--
10 : 6 folly is set in many exalted places while rich men sit in humble places.
10 : 7 I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the land.
10 : 8 He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall.
10 : 9 He who quarries stones may be hurt by them, and he who splits logs may be endangered by them.
10 : 10 If the axe is dull and he does not sharpen its edge, then he must exert more strength. Wisdom has the advantage of giving success.
10 : 11 If the serpent bites before being charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
10 : 12 Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;
10 : 13 the beginning of his talking is folly and the end of it is wicked madness.
10 : 14 Yet the fool multiplies words No man knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after him?
10 : 15 The toil of a fool so wearies him that he does not even know how to go to a city.
10 : 16 Woe to you, O land, whose king is a lad and whose princes feast in the morning.
10 : 17 Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time--for strength and not for drunkenness.
10 : 18 Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.
10 : 19 Men prepare a meal for enjoyment, and wine makes life merry, and money is the answer to everything.
10 : 20 Furthermore, in your bedchamber do not curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the heavens will carry the sound and the winged creature will make the matter known.