Red-Letter King James Bible 1769 Edition (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 ointment 8081 of the apothecary 7543 z8802 to send forth 5042 z8686 a stinking savour: 887 z8686 [so doth] a little 4592 folly 5531 him that is in reputation 3368 for wisdom 2451 x4480 [and] honour. 3519 x4480

 10:2 A wise man's 2450 heart 3820 [is] at his right hand; 3225 but a fool's 3684 heart 3820 at his left. 8040

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

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

 10:5 There is 3426 an evil 7451 [which] I have seen 7200 z8804 under x8478 the sun, 8121 as an error 7684 [which] proceedeth 3318 z8802 x7945 from 6440 x4480 the ruler: 7989

 10:6 Folly 5529 is set 5414 z8738 in great 7227 dignity, 4791 and the rich 6223 sit 3427 z8799 in low place. 8216

 10:7 I have seen 7200 z8804 servants 5650 upon x5921 horses, 5483 and princes 8269 walking 1980 z8802 as servants 5650 upon x5921 the earth. 776

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

 10:9 Whoso removeth 5265 z8688 stones 68 shall be hurt 6087 z8735 therewith; [and] he that cleaveth 1234 z8802 wood 6086 shall be endangered 5533 z8735 thereby.

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

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

 10:12 The words 1697 of a wise man's 2450 mouth 6310 [are] gracious; 2580 but the lips 8193 of a fool 3684 will swallow up 1104 z8762 himself.

 10:13 The beginning 8462 of the words 1697 of his mouth 6310 [is] foolishness: 5531 and the end 319 of his talk 6310 [is] mischievous 7451 madness. 1948

 10:14 A fool 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 be x1961 after 310 x4480 him, who x4310 can tell 5046 z8686 him?

 10:15 The labour 5999 of the foolish 3684 wearieth 3021 z8762 every one of them, because x834 he knoweth 3045 z8804 not x3808 how to go y3212 z8800 x1980 to x413 the city. 5892

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

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

 10:18 ¶ By much slothfulness 6103 the building 4746 decayeth; 4355 z8735 and through idleness 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 bedchamber: 2315 4904 for x3588 a bird 5775 of the air 8064 shall carry y3212 z8686 x1980 x853 the voice, 6963 and that which hath 1167 wings 3671 shall tell 5046 z8686 the matter. 1697