Ecclesiastes 10 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

A Little Foolishness

Ecc 10:1Dead flies cause a perfumer's perfume To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom -- By reason of honour -- a little folly!

Ecc 10:2

Ecc 10:2The heart of the wise is at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.

Ecc 10:3

Ecc 10:3And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, 'He is a fool.'

Ecc 10:4

Ecc 10:4If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.

Ecc 10:5

Ecc 10:5There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler,

Ecc 10:6

Ecc 10:6He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.

Ecc 10:7

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

Ecc 10:8

Ecc 10:8Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him.

Ecc 10:9

Ecc 10:9Whoso is removing stones is grieved by them, Whoso is cleaving trees endangered by them.

Ecc 10:10

Ecc 10:10If the iron hath been blunt, And he the face hath not sharpened, Then doth he increase strength, And wisdom is advantageous to make right.

Ecc 10:11

Ecc 10:11If the serpent biteth without enchantment, Then there is no advantage to a master of the tongue.

Ecc 10:12

Ecc 10:12Words of the mouth of the wise are gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.

Ecc 10:13

Ecc 10:13The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly, And the latter end of his mouth Is mischievous madness.

Ecc 10:14

Ecc 10:14And the fool multiplieth words: 'Man knoweth not that which is, And that which is after him, who doth declare to him?'

Ecc 10:15

Ecc 10:15The labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city.

Ecc 10:16

Ecc 10:16Wo to thee, O land, when thy king is a youth, And thy princes do eat in the morning.

Ecc 10:17

Ecc 10:17Happy art thou, O land, When thy king is a son of freemen, And thy princes do eat in due season, For might, and not for drunkenness.

Ecc 10:18

Ecc 10:18By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.

Ecc 10:19

Ecc 10:19For mirth they are making a feast, And wine maketh life joyful, And the silver answereth with all.

Ecc 10:20

Ecc 10:20Even in thy mind a king revile not, And in the inner parts of thy bed-chamber Revile not the rich: For a fowl of the heavens causeth the voice to go, And a possessor of wings declareth the word.

The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

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Ecclesiastes 10 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

A Little Foolishness

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