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 <div class="label">10</div><div class="s1">The Burden of Folly</div><div class="q1"> 1Dead flies make a&#160;perfumer&#8217;s&#160;oil ferment and&#160;stink;&#160; # 10:1 Ex 30:25</div><div class="q">so a little folly outweighs wisdom and&#160;honor.</div><div class="q1"> 2A wise person&#8217;s heart goes to&#160;the&#160; # 10:2 Lit his &#160;right,</div><div class="q">but a fool&#8217;s heart to&#160;the&#160;left.</div><div class="q1"> 3Even when the fool walks along&#160;the&#160;road, his&#160;heart lacks&#160;sense,</div><div class="q">and he shows everyone he&#160;is a&#160;fool.&#160; # 10:3 Pr 13:16; 18:2</div><div class="q1"> 4If the ruler&#8217;s anger rises against&#160;you, don&#8217;t&#160;leave your&#160;post,&#160; # 10:4 Ec 8:3</div><div class="q">for calmness puts great&#160;offenses to&#160;rest.&#160; # 10:4 1Sm 25:24&#8211;33; Pr 25:15</div><div class="b"></div><div class="p"> 5There is an evil I have seen under the sun, an error proceeding from the presence of the ruler:</div><div class="q1"> 6The fool is&#160;appointed to&#160;great&#160;heights,&#160; # 10:6 Est 3:1; Pr 28:12; 29:2</div><div class="q">but the rich remain in&#160;lowly&#160;positions.</div><div class="q1"> 7I have seen slaves on&#160;horses,&#160; # 10:7 Pr 19:10</div><div class="q">but princes walking on&#160;the&#160;ground like&#160;slaves.&#160; # 10:7 Est 6:8&#8211;10</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 8The one who&#160;digs a&#160;pit may&#160;fall into&#160;it,&#160; # 10:8 Ps 7:15</div><div class="q">and the one who&#160;breaks through&#160;a&#160;wall may&#160;be&#160;bitten by&#160;a&#160;snake.&#160; # 10:8 Am 5:19</div><div class="q1"> 9The one who&#160;quarries stones may&#160;be&#160;hurt by&#160;them;</div><div class="q">the one who&#160;splits logs may&#160;be&#160;endangered by&#160;them.</div><div class="q1"> 10If the ax is&#160;dull, and&#160;one does&#160;not sharpen its&#160;edge,</div><div class="q">then one must exert more&#160;strength;</div><div class="q">however, the advantage of&#160;wisdom is that it&#160;brings&#160;success.</div><div class="q1"> 11If the snake bites before it&#160;is&#160;charmed,&#160; # 10:11 Jr 8:17</div><div class="q">then there is no&#160;advantage for&#160;the&#160;charmer.&#160; # 10:11 Lit master of the tongue</div><div class="q1"> 12The words from&#160;the&#160;mouth of&#160;a&#160;wise&#160;person are&#160;gracious,&#160; # 10:12 Pr 10:32; 22:11; Lk 4:22</div><div class="q">but the lips of&#160;a&#160;fool consume&#160;him.&#160; # 10:12 Pr 18:7</div><div class="q1"> 13The beginning of&#160;the&#160;words from&#160;his&#160;mouth is&#160;folly,</div><div class="q">but the end of&#160;his&#160;speaking is&#160;evil&#160;madness;</div><div class="q1"> 14yet the fool multiplies words.</div><div class="q">No one knows what&#160;will&#160;happen,</div><div class="q">and who can tell anyone what&#160;will&#160;happen after&#160;him?&#160; # 10:14 Ec 8:7,17</div><div class="q1"> 15The struggles of&#160;fools weary&#160;them,</div><div class="q">for they don&#8217;t know how to&#160;go to&#160;the&#160;city.</div><div class="q1"> 16Woe to you, land, when&#160;your&#160;king is a&#160;youth&#160; # 10:16 Pr 30:21&#8211;22; Is 3:4,12</div><div class="q">and your princes feast in&#160;the&#160;morning.</div><div class="q1"> 17Blessed are you, land, when&#160;your&#160;king is a&#160;son of&#160;nobles</div><div class="q">and your princes feast at&#160;the&#160;proper&#160;time&#160;&#8212;</div><div class="q">for strength and&#160;not for&#160;drunkenness.&#160; # 10:17 Pr 31:4; Is 5:11</div><div class="q1"> 18Because of laziness the&#160;roof caves&#160;in,</div><div class="q">and because of negligent&#160;hands the&#160;house&#160;leaks.</div><div class="q1"> 19A feast is&#160;prepared for&#160;laughter,</div><div class="q">and wine makes life happy,&#160; # 10:19 Ps 104:15</div><div class="q">and money&#160; # 10:19 Lit silver is the&#160;answer for&#160;everything.&#160; # 10:19 Ec 7:12</div><div class="q1"> 20Do not curse the&#160;king even&#160;in&#160;your&#160;thoughts,&#160; # 10:20 Ex 22:28</div><div class="q">and do not curse a&#160;rich&#160;person even&#160;in&#160;your&#160;bedroom,&#160; # 10:20 2Kg 6:12; Lk 12:3</div><div class="q">for a bird of&#160;the&#160;sky may&#160;carry the&#160;message,</div><div class="q">and a winged creature may&#160;report the&#160;matter.</div>
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Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil ferment and stink; 
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
A wise person’s heart goes to the   right,
but a fool’s heart to the left.
Even when the fool walks along the road, his heart lacks sense,
and he shows everyone he is a fool. 
If the ruler’s anger rises against you, don’t leave your post, 
for calmness puts great offenses to rest. 

There is an evil I have seen under the sun, an error proceeding from the presence of the ruler:
The fool is appointed to great heights, 
but the rich remain in lowly positions.
I have seen slaves on horses, 
but princes walking on the ground like slaves. 

The one who digs a pit may fall into it, 
and the one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake. 
The one who quarries stones may be hurt by them;
the one who splits logs may be endangered by them.
If the ax is dull, and one does not sharpen its edge,
then one must exert more strength;
however, the advantage of wisdom is that it brings success.
If the snake bites before it is charmed, 
then there is no advantage for the charmer. 
The words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, 
but the lips of a fool consume him. 
The beginning of the words from his mouth is folly,
but the end of his speaking is evil madness;
yet the fool multiplies words.
No one knows what will happen,
and who can tell anyone what will happen after him? 
The struggles of fools weary them,
for they don’t know how to go to the city.
Woe to you, land, when your king is a youth 
and your princes feast in the morning.
Blessed are you, land, when your king is a son of nobles
and your princes feast at the proper time —
for strength and not for drunkenness. 
Because of laziness the roof caves in,
and because of negligent hands the house leaks.
A feast is prepared for laughter,
and wine makes life happy, 
and money  is the answer for everything. 
Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, 
and do not curse a rich person even in your bedroom, 
for a bird of the sky may carry the message,
and a winged creature may report the matter.

Počúvaj Ecclesiastes 10