Original 1611 King James Bible (KJV)

Ecclesiastes 10

1 Observations of wisdom and folly. 16 Of riot, 18 slothfulness, 19 and money. 20 Men's thoughts of kings ought to be reverent.

 10:1 ¶ Dead 4194 flies 2070 cause the oyntment 8081 of the Apothecarie 7543 z8802 to send foorth 5042 z8686 a stinking sauour: 887 z8686 [so] doeth a little 4592 folly 5531 him that is in reputation 3368 for wisedome 2451 x4480 [and] honour. 3519 x4480

 10:2 A wise mans 2450 heart 3820 [is] at his right [hand]: 3225 but a fooles 3684 heart 3820 at his left. 8040

 10:3 Yea also x1571 when hee that is a foole 5530 x7945 walketh 1980 z8802 by the way, 1870 his wisedome 3820 faileth 2638 [him], and hee saith 559 z8804 to euery one x3605 [that] he x1931 is a foole. 5530

 10:4 If x518 the spirit 7307 of the ruler 4910 z8802 rise vp 5927 z8799 against x5921 thee, leaue y3240 z8686 x5117 not x408 thy place; 4725 for x3588 yeelding 4832 pacifieth y3240 z8686 x5117 great 1419 offences. 2399

 10:5 There is 3426 an euill 7451 [which] I haue seene 7200 z8804 vnder x8478 the Sunne, 8121 as an errour, 7684 [which] proceedeth 3318 z8802 x7945 from 6440 x4480 the ruler. 7989

 10:6 Folly 5529 is set 5414 z8738 in great 7227 dignitie; 4791 and the rich 6223 sit 3427 z8799 in lowe place. 8216

 10:7 I haue seene 7200 z8804 seruants 5650 vpon x5921 horses, 5483 and princes 8269 walking 1980 z8802 as seruants 5650 vpon x5921 the earth. 776

 10:8 He that diggeth 2658 z8802 a pit, 1475 shall fall 5307 z8799 into it; and who so breaketh 6555 z8802 an hedge, 1447 a serpent 5175 shall bite 5391 z8799 him.

 10:9 Who so remoueth 5265 z8688 stones, 68 shall be hurt 6087 z8735 therewith: [and] hee that cleaueth 1234 z8802 wood, 6086 shalbe endangered 5533 z8735 thereby.

 10:10 If x518 the yron 1270 be blunt, 6949 z8765 and he x1931 doe not x3808 whet 7043 z8773 the edge, 6440 then must he put y1396 z8762 to x1396 more strength: 2428 but wisedome 2451 [is] profitable 3504 to direct. 3787 z8687

 10:11 Surely x518 the serpent 5175 will bite 5391 z8799 without x3808 inchauntment, 3908 and a babbler 3956 1167 is no x369 better. 3504

 10:12 The words 1697 of a wise mans 2450 mouth 6310 [are] gratious: 2580 but the lips 8193 of a foole 3684 will swallow vp 1104 z8762 himselfe.

 10:13 The beginning 8462 of the words 1697 of his mouth 6310 [is] foolishnesse: 5531 and the end 319 of his talke 6310 is mischieuous 7451 madnesse. 1948

 10:14 A foole 5530 also is full 7235 z8686 of words; 1697 a man 120 cannot x3808 tell 3045 z8799 what shall be; x4100 x7945 x1961 and what x834 shall bee x1961 after 310 x4480 him who x4310 can tell 5046 z8686 him?

 10:15 The labour 5999 of the foolish 3684 wearyeth 3021 z8762 euery one of them; because x834 hee knoweth 3045 z8804 not x3808 how to goe y3212 z8800 x1980 to x413 the citie. 5892

 10:16 ¶ Woe 337 to thee, O land, 776 when thy king 4428 x7945 [is] a child, 5288 and thy princes 8269 eate 398 z8799 in the morning. 1242

 10:17 Blessed 835 [art] thou, O land, 776 when thy king 4428 x7945 [is] the sonne 1121 of nobles, 2715 and thy princes 8269 eate 398 z8799 in due season, 6256 for strength, 1369 and not x3808 for drunkennesse. 8358

 10:18 ¶ By much slouthfulnesse 6103 the building 4746 decayeth; 4355 z8735 and through idlenesse 8220 of the hands 3027 the house 1004 droppeth through. 1811 z8799

 10:19 ¶ A feast 3899 is made 6213 z8802 for laughter, 7814 and wine 3196 maketh merry: 8055 2416 z8762 but money 3701 answereth 6030 z8799 x853 all x3605 things.

 10:20 ¶ Curse 7043 z8762 not x408 the king, 4428 no x1571 not in thy thought, 4093 and curse 7043 z8762 not x408 the rich 6223 in thy bed-chamber: 2315 4904 for x3588 a bird 5775 of the aire 8064 shall carry y3212 z8686 x1980 x853 the voyce, 6963 and that which hath 1167 wings 3671 shall tell 5046 z8686 the matter. 1697