ECCLESIASTES Chapter 10 (GNB)
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10:1 Dead flies can
make a whole bottle of perfume stink, and a little stupidity can cancel out
the greatest wisdom. |
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10:2 It is natural
for the wise to do the right thing and for fools to do the wrong thing. |
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10:3 Their
stupidity will be evident even to strangers they meet along the way; they let
everyone know that they are fools. |
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10:4 If your ruler
becomes angry with you, do not hand in your
resignation; serious wrongs may be pardoned if you keep calm. |
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10:5 Here is an
injustice I have seen in the world---an injustice caused by rulers. |
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10:6 Stupid people
are given positions of authority while the rich are ignored. |
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10:7 I have seen slaves on horseback while noblemen go on foot
like slaves. |
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10:8 If you dig a
pit, you fall in it; if you break through a wall, a snake bites you. |
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10:9 If you work in
a stone quarry, you get hurt by stones. If you split wood, you get hurt doing
it. |
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10:10 If your ax is dull and you don't sharpen it,
you have to work harder to use it. It is smarter to plan ahead. |
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10:11 Knowing how to
charm a snake is of no use if you let the snake bite first. |
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10:12 What the wise
say brings them honor, but fools are destroyed by
their own words. |
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10:13 They start out
with silly talk and end up with pure madness. |
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10:14 A fool talks
on and on. No one knows what is going to happen next, and no one can tell us
what will happen after we die. |
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10:15 Only someone
too stupid to find his way home would wear himself out with work. |
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10:16 A country is
in trouble when its king is a youth and its leaders feast all night long. |
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10:17 But a country
is fortunate to have a king who makes his own decisions and leaders who eat
at the proper time, who control themselves and don't get drunk. |
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10:18 When you are
too lazy to repair your roof, it will leak, and the house will fall in. |
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10:19 Feasting makes
you happy and wine cheers you up, but you can't have either without money. |
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10:20 Don't
criticize the king, even silently, and don't criticize the rich, even in the
privacy of your bedroom. A bird might carry the message and tell them what
you said. |
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