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| 1. | Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor. |
| 2. | A wise man's heart is at his right hand, but a fool's heart at his left. |
| 3. | Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool. |
| 4. | If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don't leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest. |
| 5. | There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler. |
| 6. | Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place. |
| 7. | I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth. |
| 8. | He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake. |
| 9. | Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered thereby. |
| 10. | If the axe is blunt, and one doesn't sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success. |
| 11. | If the snake bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer's tongue. |
| 12. | The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips. |
| 13. | The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. |
| 14. | A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him? |
| 15. | The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn't know how to go to the city. |
| 16. | Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning! |
| 17. | Happy are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! |
| 18. | By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks. |
| 19. | A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things. |
| 20. | Don't curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don't curse the rich in your bedchamber: for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter. |