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


10:1	A dead flye doth corrupt sweete oyntment, and maketh it to stinke: Euen so oft tymes he that hath ben had in estimation for wysdome and honour, is abhorred because of a litle foolishnesse
10:2	A wyse mans heart is vpon his right hande, but a fooles heart vpon his left
10:3	A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way, yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self
10:4	If a principall spirite be geuen thee to beare rule, be not negligent then in thine office: for he that can take cure of him selfe, auoydeth great offences
10:5	Another plague is there whiche I haue seene vnder the sunne, namely, the ignoraunce that is commonly among princes: in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie, and the riche are set downe beneath
10:6	in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie, and the riche are set downe beneath
10:7	I haue seene seruauntes ride vpon horses, and princes goyng vpon their feete as it were seruauntes
10:8	But he that diggeth vp a pitte, shall fall therin hym selfe: and who so breaketh downe the hedge, a serpent shall byte hym
10:9	Who so remoueth stones, shall haue trauayle withall: and he that heweth wood, shalbe hurt therwith
10:10	When an iron is blunt and the poynt not sharpened, it must be whet agayne, and that with might: Euen so doth wisdome folowe diligence
10:11	A backbiter is no better then a serpent that stingeth without hissing
10:12	The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe
10:13	The beginning of his talking is foolishnesse: & the last worde of his mouth is starke madnesse
10:14	A foole is full of wordes, and a man can not tell what shall come to passe: who wyll then warne hym of it that shall folowe after hym
10:15	The labour of the foolishe is greeuous vnto them, whyle they know not howe to go into the citie
10:16	Wo be vnto thee O thou lande, whose kyng is but a chylde, and whose princes are early at their bankettes
10:17	But well is thee O thou lande, whose kyng is come of nobles, and whose princes eate in due season for necessitie, and not for lust
10:18	Thorowe slouthfulnesse the balkes fall downe, and thorowe idle handes it rayneth in at the house
10:19	Meate maketh men to laugh, and wine maketh them merie: but vnto money are all thinges obedient
10:20	Wishe the king no euil in thy thought, and speake no hurt of the riche in thy priuie chaumber: for a byrde of the ayre shall betray thy voyce, and with her fethers shall she bewray thy wordes


10:1	Dead flies cause to stinke, and putrifie the ointment of the apoticarie: so doeth a litle follie him that is in estimation for wisedome, and for glorie.
10:2	The heart of a wise man is at his right hand: but the heart of a foole is at his left hand.
10:3	And also when the foole goeth by the way, his heart faileth, and he telleth vnto all that he is a foole.
10:4	If the spirite of him that ruleth, rise vp against thee, leaue not thy place: for gentlenes pacifieth great sinnes.
10:5	There is an euil that I haue seene vnder the sunne, as an errour that proceedeth from the face of him that ruleth.
10:6	Follie is set in great excellencie, and the riche set in the lowe place.
10:7	I haue seene seruants on horses, and princes walking as seruants on the ground.
10:8	He that diggeth a pit, shall fal into it, and he that breaketh the hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
10:9	He that remooueth stones, shall hurt himselfe thereby, and hee that cutteth wood, shall be in danger thereby.
10:10	If the yron be blunt, and one hath not whet the edge, he must then put to more strength: but the excellencie to direct a thing is wisedome.
10:11	If the serpent bite, when he is not charmed: no better is a babbler.
10:12	The words of ye mouth of a wise man haue grace: but the lippes of a foole deuoure himselfe.
10:13	The beginning of the wordes of his mouth is foolishnesse, and the latter ende of his mouth is wicked madnesse.
10:14	For the foole multiplieth woordes, saying, Man knoweth not what shall be: and who can tell him what shall be after him?
10:15	The labour of the foolish doeth wearie him: for he knoweth not to goe into the citie.
10:16	Woe to thee, O lande, when thy King is a childe, and thy princes eate in the morning.
10:17	Blessed art thou, O land, when thy King is the sonne of nobles, and thy princes eate in time, for strength and not for drunkennesse.
10:18	By slouthfulnes the roofe of the house goeth to decaie, and by the ydlenesse of the handes the house droppeth through.
10:19	They prepare bread for laughter, and wine comforteth the liuing, but siluer answereth to all.
10:20	Curse not the King, no not in thy thought, neither curse the rich in thy bed chamber: for the foule of the heauen shall carie the voice, and that which hath wings, shall declare the matter.

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