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| 10:1 |
 ead 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. |
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| 10:2 |
A wise mans heart is at his right hand: but a fooles heart at his left. |
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| 10:3 |
Yea 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. |
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| 10:4 |
If the spirit of the ruler rise vp against thee, leaue not thy place; for yeelding pacifieth great offences. |
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| 10:5 |
There is an euill which I haue seene vnder the Sunne, as an errour, which proceedeth from the ruler. |
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| 10:6 |
Folly is set in great dignitie; and the rich sit in lowe place. |
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| 10:7 |
I haue seene seruants vpon horses, and princes walking as seruants vpon the earth. |
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| 10:8 |
He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it; and who so breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. |
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| 10:9 |
Who so remoueth stones, shall be hurt therewith: and hee that cleaueth wood, shalbe endangered thereby. |
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| 10:10 |
If the yron be blunt, and he doe not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisedome is profitable to direct. |
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| 10:11 |
Surely the serpent will bite without inchauntment, and a babbler is no better. |
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| 10:12 |
The words of a wise mans mouth are gratious: but the lips of a foole will swallow vp himselfe. |
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| 10:13 |
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishnesse: and the end of his talke is mischieuous madnesse. |
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| 10:14 |
A foole also is full of words; a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall bee after him who can tell him? |
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| 10:15 |
The labour of the foolish wearyeth euery one of them; because hee knoweth not how to goe to the citie. |
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| 10:16 |
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eate in the morning. |
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| 10:17 |
Blessed 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. |
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| 10:18 |
By much slouthfulnesse the building decayeth; and through idlenesse of the hands the house droppeth through. |
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| 10:19 |
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. |
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| 10:20 |
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. |
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