Ecclesiastes 10 :: Darby Translation (DBY)

A Little Foolishness

Ecc 10:1Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to stink and ferment; so a little folly is weightier than wisdom and honour.

Ecc 10:2

Ecc 10:2The heart of a wise man is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

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Ecc 10:3Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his sense faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

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Ecc 10:4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for quietness pacifieth great offences.

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Ecc 10:5There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as an error that proceedeth from the ruler:

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Ecc 10:6folly is set in great dignities, but the rich sit in a low place.

Ecc 10:7

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

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Ecc 10:8He that diggeth a pit falleth into it; and whoso breaketh down a hedge, a serpent biteth him.

Ecc 10:9

Ecc 10:9Whoso removeth stones is hurt therewith; he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.

Ecc 10:10

Ecc 10:10If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he apply more strength; but wisdom is profitable to give success.

Ecc 10:11

Ecc 10:11If the serpent bite before enchantment, then the charmer hath no advantage.

Ecc 10:12

Ecc 10:12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself.

Ecc 10:13

Ecc 10:13The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

Ecc 10:14

Ecc 10:14And the fool multiplieth words: yet man knoweth not what shall be; and what shall be after him, who will tell him?

Ecc 10:15

Ecc 10:15The labour of fools wearieth them, because they know not how to go to the city.

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Ecc 10:16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

Ecc 10:17

Ecc 10:17Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Ecc 10:18

Ecc 10:18By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth.

Ecc 10:19

Ecc 10:19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh life merry; but money answereth everything.

Ecc 10:20

Ecc 10:20Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for the bird of the air will carry the voice, and that which hath wings will tell the matter.

In 1867, John Nelson Darby translated the New Testament from Greek into English. Further revisions were done in 1872 and 1884. Darby’s work was first published as The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation from the Original Languages by J. N. Darby. After Darby’s death in 1882, some of his students worked together to produce the complete Darby Bible based on the Masoretic Hebrew text, Darby’s German (Elberfelder), and the French (Pau) translations. In 1890, the first complete Darby Bible was published in English. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

Ecclesiastes 10 :: Darby Translation (DBY)

A Little Foolishness

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