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| 1 Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor. |
Dead flies - Theological errors which mar the pleasure and profit of truth. R1211:6, R2064:4
Stinking savour – Bad spirit. R2064:4
Doctrines of devils in our creeds which blaspheme God's character. R5673:6, R5674:1
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| 2 A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left. |
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| 3 Yes also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool. |
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| 4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences. |
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| 5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler: |
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| 6 folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place. |
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| 7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth. |
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| 8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall a serpent shall bite him. |
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| 9 Whoso heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby. |
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| 10 If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he use more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. |
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| 11 If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then is there no advantage in the charmer. |
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| 12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. |
Lips of a fool – An unwise, reckless talker. R1937:3
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| 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. |
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| 14 A fool also multiplieth words: yet man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him? |
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| 15 The labor of fools wearierth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city. |
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| 16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! |
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| 17 Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! |
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| 18 By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh. |
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| 19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things. |
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| 20 Revile not the king, no, not in thy thought; and revile not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the heavens shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. |
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