ECCLESIASTES, or the Preacher Chapter 10

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CHAP. X.

1 Obseruations of Wisedome and folly. 16 Of Riot, 18 Slouthfulnesse, 19 and Money. 20 Mens thoughts of Kings ought to bee reuerend.

¹Dead flies cause the oyntment of the Apothecarie to send foorth a stinking sauour: so doeth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisedome and honour.¹

²A wise mans heart is at his right hand: but a fooles heart at his left.

³Yea also when hee that is a foole walketh by the way, his wisedome faileth him, and hee saith to euery one that he is a foole.³

⁴If the spirit of the ruler rise vp against thee, leaue not thy place; for yeelding pacifieth great offences.

⁵There is an euill which I haue seene vnder the Sunne, as an errour, which proceedeth from the ruler.⁵

⁶Folly is set in great dignitie; and the rich sit in lowe place.⁶

⁷I haue seene seruants vpon horses, and princes walking as seruants vpon the earth.⁷

⁸He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it; and who so breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.⁸

⁹Who so remoueth stones, shall be hurt therewith: and hee that cleaueth wood, shalbe endangered thereby.

¹⁰If the yron be blunt, and he doe not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisedome is profitable to direct.

¹¹Surely the serpent will bite without inchauntment, and a babbler is no better.¹¹

¹²The words of a wise mans mouth are gratious: but the lips of a foole will swallow vp himselfe.¹²

¹³The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishnesse: and the end of his talke is mischieuous madnesse.¹³

¹⁴A foole also is full of words; a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall bee after him who can tell him?¹⁴

¹⁵The labour of the foolish wearyeth euery one of them; because hee knoweth not how to goe to the citie.

¹⁶¶ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eate in the morning.¹⁶

¹⁷Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the sonne of nobles, and thy princes eate in due season, for strength, and not for drunkennesse.

¹⁸¶ By much slouthfulnesse the building decayeth; and through idlenesse of the hands the house droppeth through.

¹⁹¶ A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.¹⁹

²⁰¶ Curse not the king, no not in thy thought, and curse not the rich in thy bed-chamber: for a bird of the aire shall carry the voyce, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.²⁰

Original 1611 KJV Sidenote References for Ecclesiastes Chapter 10

¹ Hebr. flies of death.
³ Heb. his heart.
⁵ Heb. from before.
⁶ Heb. in great heights.
⁷ Prou. 30. 22.
⁸ Psal.7.16. prou.26.27
¹¹ Heb. the master of the tongue.
¹² Prou.10. 32. and 12. 13. , Heb. grace.
¹³ Heb. his mouth.
¹⁴ Prou. 15. 2. , Heb. multiplieth words. , Chap.3. 21. and 6. 12.
¹⁶ Isa.3.3,4.
¹⁹ Psal.104. 15. , Heb. maketh glad the life.
²⁰ Exod.22. 28. , Or, conscience.

* Some content courtesy of Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania

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