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A Little Foolishness
Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor.
Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor.
As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink,
so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor.
so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor.
A wise man’s heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man’s heart directs him toward the left.
A wise person chooses the right road;
a fool takes the wrong one.
a fool takes the wrong one.
Even when the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking and he demonstrates to everyone that he is a fool.
You can identify fools
just by the way they walk down the street!
just by the way they walk down the street!
If the ruler’s temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because composure allays great offenses.
If your boss is angry at you, don’t quit!
A quiet spirit can overcome even great mistakes.
A quiet spirit can overcome even great mistakes.
There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like an error which goes forth from the ruler —
The Ironies of Life
There is another evil I have seen under the sun. Kings and rulers make a grave mistake
folly is set in many exalted places while rich men sit in humble places.
when they give great authority to foolish people and low positions to people of proven worth.
I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the land.
I have even seen servants riding horseback like princes — and princes walking like servants!
He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall.
When you dig a well,
you might fall in.
When you demolish an old wall,
you could be bitten by a snake.
you might fall in.
When you demolish an old wall,
you could be bitten by a snake.
He who quarries stones may be hurt by them, and he who splits logs may be endangered by them.
When you work in a quarry,
stones might fall and crush you.
When you chop wood,
there is danger with each stroke of your ax.
stones might fall and crush you.
When you chop wood,
there is danger with each stroke of your ax.
If the axe is dull and he does not sharpen its edge, then he must exert more strength. Wisdom has the advantage of giving success.
Using a dull ax requires great strength,
so sharpen the blade.
That’s the value of wisdom;
it helps you succeed.
so sharpen the blade.
That’s the value of wisdom;
it helps you succeed.
If the serpent bites before being charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
If a snake bites before you charm it,
what’s the use of being a snake charmer?
what’s the use of being a snake charmer?
Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;
Wise words bring approval,
but fools are destroyed by their own words.
but fools are destroyed by their own words.
the beginning of his talking is folly and the end of it is wicked madness.
Fools base their thoughts on foolish assumptions,
so their conclusions will be wicked madness;
so their conclusions will be wicked madness;
Yet the fool multiplies words. No man knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after him?
they chatter on and on.
No one really knows what is going to happen;
no one can predict the future.
No one really knows what is going to happen;
no one can predict the future.
The toil of a fool so wearies him that he does not even know how to go to a city.
Fools are so exhausted by a little work
that they can’t even find their way home.
that they can’t even find their way home.
Woe to you, O land, whose king is a lad and whose princes feast in the morning.
Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time — for strength and not for drunkenness.
Happy is the land whose king is a noble leader
and whose leaders feast at the proper time
to gain strength for their work, not to get drunk.
and whose leaders feast at the proper time
to gain strength for their work, not to get drunk.
Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.
Laziness leads to a sagging roof;
idleness leads to a leaky house.
idleness leads to a leaky house.
Men prepare a meal for enjoyment, and wine makes life merry, and money is the answer to everything.
A party gives laughter,
wine gives happiness,
and money gives everything!
wine gives happiness,
and money gives everything!
Furthermore, in your bedchamber do not curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the heavens will carry the sound and the winged creature will make the matter known.
Never make light of the king, even in your thoughts.
And don’t make fun of the powerful, even in your own bedroom.
For a little bird might deliver your message
and tell them what you said.
And don’t make fun of the powerful, even in your own bedroom.
For a little bird might deliver your message
and tell them what you said.