| 10:1 | Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour. |
| 10:2 | A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. |
| 10:3 | Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool. |
| 10:4 | If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. |
| 10:5 | There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: |
| 10:6 | Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. |
| 10:7 | I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. |
| 10:8 | He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. |
| 10:9 | Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby. |
| 10:10 | If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. |
| 10:11 | Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. |
| 10:12 | The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. |
| 10:13 | The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. |
| 10:14 | A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? |
| 10:15 | The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. |
| 10:16 | Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! |
| 10:16 | 邦國阿、你的王若是孩童、你的群臣早晨宴樂、你就有禍了。 |
| 10:16 | 邦国阿，你的王若是孩童，你的群臣早晨宴乐，你就有祸了。 |
| isa:3:4 | And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. |
| isa:3:5 | And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable. |
| isa:3:12 | As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths. |
| isa:5:11 | Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! |
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| 10:17 | Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! |
| 10:18 | By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. |
| 10:19 | A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. |
| 10:20 | Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. |
