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Ecclesiastes 10 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:1 - Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more valued is a little wisdom than the great glory of the foolish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:2 - The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:3 - And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:4 - If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:5 - There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:6 - The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:7 - I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:8 - He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:9 - He who gets out stones from the earth will be damaged by them, and in the cutting of wood there is danger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:10 - If the iron has no edge, and he does not make it sharp, then he has to put out more strength; but wisdom makes things go well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:11 - If a snake gives a bite before the word of power is said, then there is no longer any use in the word of power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:12 - The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:13 - The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:14 - The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:15 - The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:16 - Unhappy is the land whose king is a boy, and whose rulers are feasting in the morning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:17 - Happy is the land whose ruler is of noble birth, and whose chiefs take food at the right time, for strength and not for feasting.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:18 - When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:19 - A feast is for laughing, and wine makes glad the heart; but by the one and the other money is wasted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:20 - Say not a curse against the king, even in your thoughts; and even secretly say not a curse against the man of wealth; because a bird of the air will take the voice, and that which has wings will give news of it.
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The Bible in Basic English was translated by Professor Samuel Henry Hooke (1874-1968)
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Ecclesiastes Chapter 10 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 2020 New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras