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Ecclesiastes 10 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Ecc 10:1

Ecc 10:1Dead 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.

Ecc 10:2

Ecc 10:2The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong.

Ecc 10:3

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

Ecc 10:4

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

Ecc 10:5

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

Ecc 10:6

Ecc 10:6The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.

Ecc 10:7

Ecc 10:7I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants.

Ecc 10:8

Ecc 10:8He 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.

Ecc 10:9

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

Ecc 10:10

Ecc 10:10If 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.

Ecc 10:11

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

Ecc 10:12

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

Ecc 10:13

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

Ecc 10:14

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

Ecc 10:15

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

Ecc 10:16

Ecc 10:16Unhappy is the land whose king is a boy, and whose rulers are feasting in the morning.

Ecc 10:17

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

Ecc 10:18

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

Ecc 10:19

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

Ecc 10:20

Ecc 10:20Say 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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