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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.
2 A wise man's heart 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 wisdom
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 yielding pacifieth great offences.
5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error
which proceedeth from the ruler:
6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants
upon the earth.
8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an
hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
9 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that
cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
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.
11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler
is no better.
12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a
fool will swallow up himself.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the
end of his talk is mischievous madness.
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?
15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he
knoweth 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 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!
18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness
of the hands the house droppeth through.
19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money
answereth all things.
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.1
References and notes
1. King James Authorized
Version
2.
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Synopsis of Ecclesiastes 10 |
This chapter treats of the
difference between wisdom and folly; and of the
preferableness of the one, to the other, especially in civil
government: folly is compared to a dead or deadly fly; a
little of which as much hurts a wise man's reputation, as
that does the most precious ointment,
Ecclesiastes 10:1.
 A wise man and a fool differ in the
situation of their heart; which is in the one on the right
hand, in the other on the left,
Ecclesiastes 10:2;
the folly of the latter lies not only
in his heart, but betrays itself throughout the whole of his
conversation,
Ecclesiastes 10:3.
And it is one part of wisdom in a
subject to bear patiently the anger of his prince, and not
in a passion and at once leave his service,
Ecclesiastes 10:4.
And, among the follies of princes,
this is a great one; to bestow their honours and favours on
improper persons, to the neglect of such as are deserving,
Ecclesiastes 10:5.
And several proverbial expressions
are used, as cautions to a wise man against plotting
mischief to others; breaking in upon the constitution and
laws of a commonwealth; weakening the strength of the state
by an methods, and making discord in it, and carrying thin
by mere strength and force; when, if wisdom used, it would
direct to proper ways and means, by which things would be
managed to the best advantage,
Ecclesiastes 10:8.
Then the babbling of fools against a
government is exposed, which is like the secret bite of a
serpent,
Ecclesiastes 10:11;
and the difference between the words
of wise men, which express grace and kindness, and are
amiable and acceptable to men; and those of fools, which
destroy themselves, begin in folly, and end in mischief; are
noisy, and without meaning; do not direct to things most
plain and easy, but wearisome and fatiguing to themselves
and others,
Ecclesiastes 10:12.
Next the unhappiness of a land is
observed, when the governors of it are childish,
intemperate, slothful, and prodigal; the happiness of a
country when it is the reverse,
Ecclesiastes 10:16;
and the chapter is concluded with
advice not to curse a king, or any great personage; no, not
in the most private and secret manner; since, by one means
or another, it will be discovered
Ecclesiastes 10:20.2
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