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Ecclesiastes 10:1-6 The Scriptures 1998 (ISR98)

1. Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment stink, ferment; a little folly outweighs wisdom, esteem.

2. A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left.

3. And also, when a fool walks along the way, his heart fails, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.

4. If the spirit of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness lays to rest great faults.

5. There is an evil I have seen under the sun, as a mistake coming from the ruler:

6. Folly is set in many high positions, while the rich sit in a humble place.

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