Ecc 10:1 Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more valued is a little wisdom than the great glory of the foolish.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong.
Ecc 10:3 And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.
Ecc 10:4 If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.
Ecc 10:5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler:
Ecc 10:6 The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.
Ecc 10:7 I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants.
Ecc 10:8 He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.
Ecc 10:9 He who gets out stones from the earth will be damaged by them, and in the cutting of wood there is danger.
Ecc 10:10 If the iron has no edge, and he does not make it sharp, then he has to put out more strength; but wisdom makes things go well.
Ecc 10:11 If a snake gives a bite before the word of power is said, then there is no longer any use in the word of power.
Ecc 10:12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.
Ecc 10:13 The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.
Ecc 10:14 The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?
Ecc 10:15 The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.
Ecc 10:16 Unhappy is the land whose king is a boy, and whose rulers are feasting in the morning.
Ecc 10:17 Happy is the land whose ruler is of noble birth, and whose chiefs take food at the right time, for strength and not for feasting.
Ecc 10:18 When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house.
Ecc 10:19 A feast is for laughing, and wine makes glad the heart; but by the one and the other money is wasted.
Ecc 10:20 Say not a curse against the king, even in your thoughts; and even secretly say not a curse against the man of wealth; because a bird of the air will take the voice, and that which has wings will give news of it.
Ecc 11:1 Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again.
Ecc 11:2 Give a part to seven or even to eight, because you have no knowledge of the evil which will be on the earth.
Ecc 11:3 If the clouds are full of rain, they send it down on the earth; and if a tree comes down to the south, or the north, in whatever place it comes down, there it will be.
Ecc 11:4 He who is watching the wind will not get the seed planted, and he who is looking at the clouds will not get in the grain.
Ecc 11:5 As you have no knowledge of the way of the wind, or of the growth of the bones in the body of her who is with child, even so you have no knowledge of the works of God who has made all.
Ecc 11:6 In the morning put your seed into the earth, and till the evening let not your hand be at rest; because you are not certain which will do well, this or that–or if the two will be equally good.
Ecc 11:7 Truly the light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.
Ecc 11:8 But even if a man’s life is long and he has joy in all his years, let him keep in mind the dark days, because they will be great in number. Whatever may come is to no purpose.
Ecc 11:9 Have joy, O young man, while you are young; and let your heart be glad in the days of your strength, and go in the ways of your heart, and in the desire of your eyes; but be certain that for all these things God will be your judge.
Ecc 11:10 So put away trouble from your heart, and sorrow from your flesh; because the early years and the best years are to no purpose.
Ecc 12:1 Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;
Ecc 12:2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, are not dark, and the clouds come not back after the rain;
Ecc 12:3 In the day when the keepers of the house are shaking for fear, and the strong men are bent down, and the women who were crushing the grain are at rest because their number is small, and those looking out of the windows are unable to see;
Ecc 12:4 When the doors are shut in the street, and the sound of the crushing is low, and the voice of the bird is soft, and the daughters of music will be made low;
Ecc 12:5 And he is in fear of that which is high, and danger is in the road, and the tree is white with flower, and the least thing is a weight, and desire is at an end, because man goes to his last resting-place, and those who are sorrowing are in the streets;
Ecc 12:6 Before ever the silver cord is cut, or the vessel of gold is broken, or the pot is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the water-hole;
Ecc 12:7 And the dust goes back to the earth as it was, and the spirit goes back to God who gave it.
Ecc 12:8 All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose.
Ecc 12:9 And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.
Ecc 12:10 The Preacher made search for words which were pleasing, but his writing was in words upright and true.
Ecc 12:11 The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.
Ecc 12:12 And further, my son, take note of this: of the making of books there is no end, and much learning is a weariness to the flesh.
Ecc 12:13 This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.
Ecc 12:14 God will be judge of every work, with every secret thing, good or evil.

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