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| 1. | Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to stink and ferment; so a little folly is weightier than wisdom and honour. |
| 2. | The heart of a wise man is at his right hand; but a fool`s heart at his left. |
| 3. | Yea 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. |
| 4. | If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for quietness pacifieth great offences. |
| 5. | There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as an error that proceedeth from the ruler: |
| 6. | folly is set in great dignities, but the rich sit in a low place. |
| 7. | I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. |
| 8. | He that diggeth a pit falleth into it; and whoso breaketh down a hedge, a serpent biteth him. |
| 9. | Whoso removeth stones is hurt therewith; he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby. |
| 10. | If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he apply more strength; but wisdom is profitable to give success. |
| 11. | If the serpent bite before enchantment, then the charmer hath no advantage. |
| 12. | The words of a wise man`s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself. |
| 13. | The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. |
| 14. | And the fool multiplieth words: yet man knoweth not what shall be; and what shall be after him, who will tell him? |
| 15. | The labour of fools wearieth them, because they know not how to go to the city. |
| 16. | Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! |
| 17. | Happy 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! |
| 18. | By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth. |
| 19. | A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh life merry; but money answereth everything. |
| 20. | Curse 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. |