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10:1  A dead fly causes a stench in mixed anointing oil, so a little folly is more weighty than wisdom and honor.
10:2  The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
10:3  Even when a fool walks on the road, he lacks sense, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.
10:4  If the anger of a ruler rises against you, do not leave your post; for calmness pacifies great offenses.
10:5  There is an evil that I have seen under the sun like an error that goes out from a ruler:
10:6  Folly is set in many high places, but the rich sit in a low place.
10:7  I have seen slaves riding on horses, and officials walking along the ground like slaves.
10:8  He who digs a pit will fall into it, and whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a serpent.
10:9  He who quarries stones is injured by them, and he who splits wood is in danger from them.
10:10  If an iron piece is blunt and there is no one to sharpen it, then he must prevail with more strength; but wisdom is a benefit to succeed.
10:11  If a serpent bites before it is charmed, there is no advantage to the charmer.
10:12  The words of a wise man’s mouth bring favor, but the speech of a fool consumes him;
10:13  the beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is evil madness.
10:14  A fool multiplies words, though no man knows what is to be; who can tell him what will be after him?
10:15  The labor of the foolish makes him weary, such that he does not know the way to the city!
10:16  Woe to you, O land, when your king is a lad, and your princes are feasting in the morning!
10:17  Happy are you, O land, when your king is from nobility, and your princes are feasting at the appropriate time— with self-control and not drunkenness!
10:18  The roof beams sink in with slothfulness, and with the idleness of one’s hands the house drips.
10:19  They make feasts for laughter, and wine gladdens life; but money resolves everything.
10:20  Even in your mind do not curse the king; and in your bedchamber do not curse the rich; for a bird in the sky may carry your voice, and a winged creature may declare the matter.