- 1Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
- 2A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
- 3Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
- 4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
- 5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
- 6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
- 7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
- 8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
- 9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
- 10If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
- 11Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
- 12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
- 13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
- 14A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
- 15The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
- 16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
- 17Blessed 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!
- 18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
- 19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
- 20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
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ECCLESIASTES 10
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CHAPTER VISUAL
Ecclesiastes 10 — Folly in High Places and Wisdom in Daily Work.
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The composition centers folly in high places and wisdom in daily work as the chapter’s defining visual, using a unified, historically grounded scene while avoiding written text and any bodily depiction of God.
Scripture basis: Ecclesiastes 10:1–20King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom
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