Ecclesiastes 10

KJV

1  Dead⁴¹⁹⁴ flies²⁰⁷⁰ cause the ointment⁸⁰⁸¹ of the apothecary⁷⁵⁴³ to send forth⁵⁰⁴² a stinking savor:⁸⁸⁷ so doth a little⁴⁵⁹² folly⁵⁵³¹ him that is in reputation³³⁶⁸ for wisdom^{4480 2451} and honor.^{4480 3519}

2  A wise man's²⁴⁵⁰ heart³⁸²⁰ is at his right hand;³²²⁵ but a fool's³⁶⁸⁴ heart³⁸²⁰ at his left.⁸⁰⁴⁰

3  Yea also,¹⁵⁷¹ when he that is a fool^{7945 5530} walketh¹⁹⁸⁰ by the way,¹⁸⁷⁰ his wisdom³⁸²⁰ faileth²⁶³⁸ him, and he saith⁵⁵⁹ to every one³⁶⁰⁵ that he¹⁹³¹ is a fool.⁵⁵³⁰

4  If⁵¹⁸ the spirit⁷³⁰⁷ of the ruler⁴⁹¹⁰ rise up⁵⁹²⁷ against⁵⁹²¹ thee, leave⁵¹¹⁷ not⁴⁰⁸ thy place;⁴⁷²⁵ for³⁵⁸⁸ yielding⁴⁸³² pacifieth⁵¹¹⁷ great¹⁴¹⁹ offenses.²³⁹⁹

5  There is³⁴²⁶ an evil⁷⁴⁵¹ which I have seen⁷²⁰⁰ under⁸⁴⁷⁸ the sun,⁸¹²¹ as an error⁷⁶⁸⁴ which proceedeth^{7945 3318} from^{4480 6440} the ruler:⁷⁹⁸⁹

6  Folly⁵⁵²⁹ is set⁵⁴¹⁴ in great⁷²²⁷ dignity,⁴⁷⁹¹ and the rich⁶²²³ sit³⁴²⁷ in low place.⁸²¹⁶

7  I have seen⁷²⁰⁰ servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ upon⁵⁹²¹ horses,⁵⁴⁸³ and princes⁸²⁶⁹ walking¹⁹⁸⁰ as servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ upon⁵⁹²¹ the earth.⁷⁷⁶

8  He that diggeth²⁶⁵⁸ a pit¹⁴⁷⁵ shall fall⁵³⁰⁷ into it; and whoso breaketh⁶⁵⁵⁵ a hedge,¹⁴⁴⁷ a serpent⁵¹⁷⁵ shall bite⁵³⁹¹ him.

9  Whoso removeth⁵²⁶⁵ stones⁶⁸ shall be hurt⁶⁰⁸⁷ therewith; and he that cleaveth¹²³⁴ wood⁶⁰⁸⁶ shall be endangered⁵⁵³³ thereby.

10  If⁵¹⁸ the iron¹²⁷⁰ be blunt,⁶⁹⁴⁹ and he¹⁹³¹ do not³⁸⁰⁸ whet⁷⁰⁴³ the edge,⁶⁴⁴⁰ then must he put to¹³⁹⁶ more strength:²⁴²⁸ but wisdom²⁴⁵¹ is profitable³⁵⁰⁴ to direct.³⁷⁸⁷

11  Surely⁵¹⁸ the serpent⁵¹⁷⁵ will bite⁵³⁹¹ without³⁸⁰⁸ enchantment;³⁹⁰⁸ and a babbler^{1167 3956} is no³⁶⁹ better.³⁵⁰⁴

12  The words¹⁶⁹⁷ of a wise man's²⁴⁵⁰ mouth⁶³¹⁰ are gracious;²⁵⁸⁰ but the lips⁸¹⁹³ of a fool³⁶⁸⁴ will swallow up¹¹⁰⁴ himself.

13  The beginning⁸⁴⁶² of the words¹⁶⁹⁷ of his mouth⁶³¹⁰ is foolishness:⁵⁵³¹ and the end³¹⁹ of his talk⁶³¹⁰ is mischievous⁷⁴⁵¹ madness.¹⁹⁴⁸

14  A fool⁵⁵³⁰ also is full⁷²³⁵ of words:¹⁶⁹⁷ a man¹²⁰ cannot³⁸⁰⁸ tell³⁰⁴⁵ what shall be;^{4100 7945 1961} and what⁸³⁴ shall be¹⁹⁶¹ after^{4480 310} him, who⁴³¹⁰ can tell⁵⁰⁴⁶ him?

15  The labor⁵⁹⁹⁹ of the foolish³⁶⁸⁴ wearieth³⁰²¹ every one of them, because⁸³⁴ he knoweth³⁰⁴⁵ not³⁸⁰⁸ how to go¹⁹⁸⁰ to⁴¹³ the city.⁵⁸⁹²

16  Woe³³⁷ to thee, O land,⁷⁷⁶ when thy king^{7945 4428} is a child,⁵²⁸⁸ and thy princes⁸²⁶⁹ eat³⁹⁸ in the morning!¹²⁴²

17  Blessed⁸³⁵ art thou, O land,⁷⁷⁶ when thy king^{7945 4428} is the son¹¹²¹ of nobles,²⁷¹⁵ and thy princes⁸²⁶⁹ eat³⁹⁸ in due season,⁶²⁵⁶ for strength,¹³⁶⁹ and not³⁸⁰⁸ for drunkenness!⁸³⁵⁸

18  By much slothfulness⁶¹⁰³ the building⁴⁷⁴⁶ decayeth;⁴³⁵⁵ and through idleness⁸²²⁰ of the hands³⁰²⁷ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ droppeth through.¹⁸¹¹

19  A feast³⁸⁹⁹ is made⁶²¹³ for laughter,⁷⁸¹⁴ and wine³¹⁹⁶ maketh merry:^{8055 2416} but money³⁷⁰¹ answereth^{6030 853} all³⁶⁰⁵ things.

20  Curse⁷⁰⁴³ not⁴⁰⁸ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ no¹⁵⁷¹ not in thy thought;⁴⁰⁹³ and curse⁷⁰⁴³ not⁴⁰⁸ the rich⁶²²³ in thy bedchamber:^{2315 4904} for³⁵⁸⁸ a bird⁵⁷⁷⁵ of the air⁸⁰⁶⁴ shall carry^{1980 853} the voice,⁶⁹⁶³ and that which hath¹¹⁶⁷ wings³⁶⁷¹ shall tell⁵⁰⁴⁶ the matter.¹⁶⁹⁷

Sep

1 μυῖαι θανατοῦσαι σαπριοῦσιν σκευασίαν ἐλαίου ἡδύσματος τίμιον ὀλίγον σοφίας ὑπὲρ δόξαν ἀφροσύνης μεγάλης

2 καρδία σοφοῦ εἰς δεξιὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ καρδία ἄφρονος εἰς ἀριστερὸν αὐτοῦ

3 καί γε ἐν ὁδῷ ὅταν ἄφρων πορεύηται καρδία αὐτοῦ ὑστερήσει καὶ ἃ λογιεῖται πάντα ἀφροσύνη ἐστίν

4 ἐὰν πνεῦμα τοῦ ἐξουσιάζοντος ἀναβῇ ἐπὶ σέ τόπον σου μὴ ἀφῇς ὅτι ἴαμα καταπαύσει ἁμαρτίας μεγάλας

5 ἔστιν πονηρία ἣν εἶδον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον ὡς ἀκούσιον ὃ ἐξῆλθεν ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ ἐξουσιάζοντος

6 ἐδόθη ὁ ἄφρων ἐν ὕψεσι μεγάλοις καὶ πλούσιοι ἐν ταπεινῷ καθήσονται

7 εἶδον δούλους ἐφ᾽ ἵππους καὶ ἄρχοντας πορευομένους ὡς δούλους ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς

8 ὁ ὀρύσσων βόθρον ἐν αὐτῷ ἐμπεσεῖται καὶ καθαιροῦντα φραγμόν δήξεται αὐτὸν ὄφις

9 ἐξαίρων λίθους διαπονηθήσεται ἐν αὐτοῖς σχίζων ξύλα κινδυνεύσει ἐν αὐτοῖς

10 ἐὰν ἐκπέσῃ τὸ σιδήριον καὶ αὐτὸς πρόσωπον ἐτάραξεν καὶ δυνάμεις δυναμώσει καὶ περισσεία τοῦ ἀνδρείου σοφία

11 ἐὰν δάκῃ ὁ ὄφις ἐν οὐ ψιθυρισμῷ καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν περισσεία τῷ ἐπᾴδοντι

12 λόγοι στόματος σοφοῦ χάρις καὶ χείλη ἄφρονος καταποντιοῦσιν αὐτόν

13 ἀρχὴ λόγων στόματος αὐτοῦ ἀφροσόνη καὶ ἐσχάτη στόματος αὐτοῦ περιφέρεια πονηρά

14 καὶ ὁ ἄφρων πληθύνει λόγους οὐκ ἔγνω ὁ ἄνθρωπος τί τὸ γενόμενον καὶ τί τὸ ἐσόμενον ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ τίς ἀναγγελεῖ αὐτῷ

15 μόχθος τῶν ἀφρόνων κοπώσει αὐτούς ὃς οὐκ ἔγνω τοῦ πορευθῆναι εἰς πόλιν

16 οὐαί σοι πόλις ἧς ὁ βασιλεύς σου νεώτερος καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντές σου ἐν πρωίᾳ ἐσθίουσιν

17 μακαρία σύ γῆ ἧς ὁ βασιλεύς σου υἱὸς ἐλευθέρων καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντές σου πρὸς καιρὸν φάγονται ἐν δυνάμει καὶ οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσονται

18 ἐν ὀκνηρίαις ταπεινωθήσεται ἡ δόκωσις καὶ ἐν ἀργίᾳ χειρῶν στάξει ἡ οἰκία

19 εἰς γέλωτα ποιοῦσιν ἄρτον καὶ οἶνος εὐφραίνει ζῶντας καὶ τοῦ ἀργυρίου ἐπακούσεται σὺν τὰ πάντα

20 καί γε ἐν συνειδήσει σου βασιλέα μὴ καταράσῃ καὶ ἐν ταμιείοις κοιτώνων σου μὴ καταράσῃ πλούσιον ὅτι πετεινὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀποίσει σὺν τὴν φωνήν καὶ ὁ ἔχων τὰς πτέρυγας ἀπαγγελεῖ λόγον

Tan

‎1 ‏זְב֣וּבֵי מָ֔וֶת יַבְאִ֥ישׁ יַבִּ֖יעַ שֶׁ֣מֶן רוֹקֵ֑חַ יָקָ֛ר מֵחָכְמָ֥ה מִכָּב֖וֹד סִכְל֥וּת מְעָֽט׃

‎2 ‏לֵ֤ב חָכָם֙ לִֽימִינ֔וֹ וְלֵ֥ב כְּסִ֖יל לִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃

‎3 ‏וְגַם־בַּדֶּ֛רֶךְ כשהסכל כְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥ל^y הֹלֵ֖ךְ לִבּ֣וֹ חָסֵ֑ר וְאָמַ֥ר לַכֹּ֖ל סָכָ֥ל הֽוּא׃

‎4 ‏אִם־ר֤וּחַ הַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ תַּעֲלֶ֣ה עָלֶ֔יךָ מְקוֹמְךָ֖ אַל־תַּנַּ֑ח כִּ֣י מַרְפֵּ֔א יַנִּ֖יחַ חֲטָאִ֥ים גְּדוֹלִֽים׃

‎5 ‏יֵ֣שׁ רָעָ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ כִּשְׁגָגָ֕ה שֶׁיֹּצָ֖א מִלִּפְנֵ֥י הַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃

‎6 ‏נִתַּ֣ן הַסֶּ֔כֶל בַּמְּרוֹמִ֖ים רַבִּ֑ים וַעֲשִׁירִ֖ים בַּשֵּׁ֥פֶל יֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃

‎7 ‏רָאִ֥יתִי עֲבָדִ֖ים עַל־סוּסִ֑ים וְשָׂרִ֛ים הֹלְכִ֥ים כַּעֲבָדִ֖ים עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

‎8 ‏חֹפֵ֥ר גּוּמָּ֖ץ בּ֣וֹ יִפּ֑וֹל וּפֹרֵ֥ץ גָּדֵ֖ר יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ נָחָֽשׁ׃

‎9 ‏מַסִּ֣יעַ אֲבָנִ֔ים יֵעָצֵ֖ב בָּהֶ֑ם בּוֹקֵ֥עַ עֵצִ֖ים יִסָּ֥כֶן בָּֽם׃

‎10 ‏אִם־קֵהָ֣ה הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל וְהוּא֙ לֹא־פָנִ֣ים קִלְקַ֔ל וַחֲיָלִ֖ים יְגַבֵּ֑ר וְיִתְר֥וֹן הַכְשֵׁ֖יר^q חָכְמָֽה׃

‎11 ‏אִם־יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ הַנָּחָ֖שׁ בְּלוֹא־לָ֑חַשׁ וְאֵ֣ין יִתְר֔וֹן לְבַ֖עַל הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃

‎12 ‏דִּבְרֵ֥י פִי־חָכָ֖ם חֵ֑ן וְשִׂפְת֥וֹת כְּסִ֖יל תְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃

‎13 ‏תְּחִלַּ֥ת דִּבְרֵי־פִ֖יהוּ סִכְל֑וּת וְאַחֲרִ֣ית פִּ֔יהוּ הוֹלֵל֖וּת רָעָֽה׃

‎14 ‏וְהַסָּכָ֖ל יַרְבֶּ֣ה דְבָרִ֑ים לֹא־יֵדַ֤ע הָאָדָם֙ מַה־שֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר יִֽהְיֶה֙ מֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יו מִ֖י יַגִּ֥יד לֽוֹ׃

‎15 ‏עֲמַ֥ל הַכְּסִילִ֖ים תְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יָדַ֖ע לָלֶ֥כֶת אֶל־עִֽיר׃

‎16 ‏אִֽי־לָ֣ךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ נָ֑עַר וְשָׂרַ֖יִךְ בַּבֹּ֥קֶר יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃

‎17 ‏אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ בֶּן־חוֹרִ֑ים וְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ בָּעֵ֣ת יֹאכֵ֔לוּ בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א בַשְּׁתִֽי׃

‎18 ‏בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם יִמַּ֣ךְ הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת יָדַ֖יִם יִדְלֹ֥ף הַבָּֽיִת׃

‎19 ‏לִשְׂחוֹק֙ עֹשִׂ֣ים לֶ֔חֶם וְיַ֖יִן יְשַׂמַּ֣ח חַיִּ֑ים וְהַכֶּ֖סֶף יַעֲנֶ֥ה אֶת־הַכֹּֽל׃

‎20 ‏גַּ֣ם בְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗ מֶ֚לֶךְ אַל־תְּקַלֵּ֔ל וּבְחַדְרֵי֙ מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔ אַל־תְּקַלֵּ֖ל עָשִׁ֑יר כִּ֣י ע֤וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ יוֹלִ֣יךְ אֶת־הַקּ֔וֹל וּבַ֥עַל הכנפים כְּנָפַ֖יִם יַגֵּ֥יד דָּבָֽר׃

Vul

1 [Muscæ morientes perdunt suavitatem unguenti.
Pretiosior est sapientia et gloria,
parva et ad tempus stultitia.

2 Cor sapientis in dextera ejus,
et cor stulti in sinistra illius.

3 Sed et in via stultus ambulans,
cum ipse insipiens sit,
omnes stultos æstimat.

4 Si spiritus potestatem habentis ascenderit super te,
locum tuum ne demiseris,
quia curatio faciet cessare peccata maxima.]

5 [Est malum quod vidi sub sole,
quasi per errorem egrediens a facie principis:

6 positum stultum in dignitate sublimi,
et divites sedere deorsum.

7 Vidi servos in equis,
et principes ambulantes super terram quasi servos.

8 Qui fodit foveam incidet in eam,
et qui dissipat sepem mordebit eum coluber.

9 Qui transfert lapides affligetur in eis,
et qui scindit ligna vulnerabitur ab eis.

10 Si retusum fuerit ferrum,
et hoc non ut prius, sed hebetatum fuerit,
multo labore exacuetur,
et post industriam sequetur sapientia.

11 Si mordeat serpens in silentio,
nihil eo minus habet qui occulte detrahit.

12 Verba oris sapientis gratia,
et labia insipientis præcipitabunt eum;

13 initium verborum ejus stultitia,
et novissimum oris illius error pessimus.

14 Stultus verba multiplicat.
Ignorat homo quid ante se fuerit;
et quid post se futurum sit, quis ei poterit indicare?

15 Labor stultorum affliget eos,
qui nesciunt in urbem pergere.]

16 [Væ tibi, terra, cujus rex puer est,
et cujus principes mane comedunt.

17 Beata terra cujus rex nobilis est,
et cujus principes vescuntur in tempore suo,
ad reficiendum, et non ad luxuriam.

18 In pigritiis humiliabitur contignatio,
et in infirmitate manuum perstillabit domus.

19 In risum faciunt panem et vinum
ut epulentur viventes;
et pecuniæ obediunt omnia.

20 In cogitatione tua regi ne detrahas,
et in secreto cubiculi tui ne maledixeris diviti:
quia et aves cæli portabunt vocem tuam,
et qui habet pennas annuntiabit sententiam.]