Ecclesiastes 10 Parallel Bible

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	STUDY Hebrew & Greek Study Bible	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	זְב֣וּבֵי מָ֔וֶת יַבְאִ֥ישׁ יַבִּ֖יעַ שֶׁ֣מֶן רוֹקֵ֑חַ יָקָ֛ר מֵחָכְמָ֥ה מִכָּב֖וֹד סִכְל֥וּת מְעָֽט׃	Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.	As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
2	לֵ֤ב חָכָם֙ לִֽימִינ֔וֹ וְלֵ֥ב כְּסִ֖יל לִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃	A wise man’s heart inclines him to the right, but a fool’s heart to the left.	The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.
3	וְגַם־ בַּדֶּ֛רֶךְ [כשהסכל] (כְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥ל‪‬) הֹלֵ֖ךְ לִבּ֣וֹ חָסֵ֑ר וְאָמַ֥ר לַכֹּ֖ל סָכָ֥ל הֽוּא׃	Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.	Even as fools walk along the road, they lack sense and show everyone how stupid they are.
4	אִם־ ר֤וּחַ הַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ תַּעֲלֶ֣ה עָלֶ֔יךָ מְקוֹמְךָ֖ אַל־ תַּנַּ֑ח כִּ֣י מַרְפֵּ֔א יַנִּ֖יחַ חֲטָאִ֥ים גְּדוֹלִֽים׃	If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for calmness will lay great offenses to rest.	If a ruler’s anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great offenses to rest.
5	יֵ֣שׁ רָעָ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ כִּשְׁגָגָ֕ה שֶׁיֹּצָ֖א מִלִּפְנֵ֥י הַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃	There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were an error proceeding from the ruler:	There is an evil I have seen under the sun, the sort of error that arises from a ruler:
6	נִתַּ֣ן הַסֶּ֔כֶל בַּמְּרוֹמִ֖ים רַבִּ֑ים וַעֲשִׁירִ֖ים בַּשֵּׁ֥פֶל יֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃	folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place.	Fools are put in many high positions, while the rich occupy the low ones.
7	רָאִ֥יתִי עֲבָדִ֖ים עַל־ סוּסִ֑ים וְשָׂרִ֛ים הֹלְכִ֥ים כַּעֲבָדִ֖ים עַל־ הָאָֽרֶץ׃	I have seen slaves on horses, and princes walking on the ground like slaves.	I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.
8	חֹפֵ֥ר גּוּמָּ֖ץ בּ֣וֹ יִפּ֑וֹל וּפֹרֵ֥ץ גָּדֵ֖ר יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ נָחָֽשׁ׃	He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.	Whoever digs a pit may fall into it; whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
9	מַסִּ֣יעַ אֲבָנִ֔ים יֵעָצֵ֖ב בָּהֶ֑ם בּוֹקֵ֥עַ עֵצִ֖ים יִסָּ֥כֶן בָּֽם׃	He who quarries stones is hurt by them, and he who splits logs is endangered by them.	Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them; whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.
10	אִם־ קֵהָ֣ה הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל וְהוּא֙ לֹא־ פָנִ֣ים קִלְקַ֔ל וַחֲיָלִ֖ים יְגַבֵּ֑ר וְיִתְר֥וֹן הַכְשֵׁ֖ר‪‬(הכשיר*הַכְשֵׁ֖ר‪‬) חָכְמָֽה׃	If the iron is blunt, and one does not sharpen the edge, he must use more strength, but wisdom helps one to succeed.	If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed, but skill will bring success.
11	אִם־ יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ הַנָּחָ֖שׁ בְּלוֹא־ לָ֑חַשׁ וְאֵ֣ין יִתְר֔וֹן לְבַ֖עַל הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃	If the serpent bites before it is charmed, there is no advantage to the charmer.	If a snake bites before it is charmed, the charmer receives no fee.
12	דִּבְרֵ֥י פִי־ חָכָ֖ם חֵ֑ן וְשִׂפְת֥וֹת כְּסִ֖יל תְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃	The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.	Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.
13	תְּחִלַּ֥ת דִּבְרֵי־ פִ֖יהוּ סִכְל֑וּת וְאַחֲרִ֣ית פִּ֔יהוּ הוֹלֵל֖וּת רָעָֽה׃	The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is evil madness.	At the beginning their words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness—
14	וְהַסָּכָ֖ל יַרְבֶּ֣ה דְבָרִ֑ים לֹא־ יֵדַ֤ע הָאָדָם֙ מַה־ שֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר יִֽהְיֶה֙ מֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יו מִ֖י יַגִּ֥יד לֽוֹ׃	A fool multiplies words, though no man knows what is to be, and who can tell him what will be after him?	and fools multiply words. No one knows what is coming— who can tell someone else what will happen after them?
15	עֲמַ֥ל הַכְּסִילִ֖ים תְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־ יָדַ֖ע לָלֶ֥כֶת אֶל־ עִֽיר׃	The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.	The toil of fools wearies them; they do not know the way to town.
16	אִֽי־ לָ֣ךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ נָ֑עַר וְשָׂרַ֖יִךְ בַּבֹּ֥קֶר יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃	Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes feast in the morning!	Woe to the land whose king was a servant and whose princes feast in the morning.
17	אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ בֶּן־ חוֹרִ֑ים וְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ בָּעֵ֣ת יֹאכֵ֔לוּ בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א בַשְּׁתִֽי׃	Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of the nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time, for strength, and not for drunkenness!	Blessed is the land whose king is of noble birth and whose princes eat at a proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.
18	בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם יִמַּ֣ךְ הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת יָדַ֖יִם יִדְלֹ֥ף הַבָּֽיִת׃	Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.	Through laziness, the rafters sag; because of idle hands, the house leaks.
19	לִשְׂחוֹק֙ עֹשִׂ֣ים לֶ֔חֶם וְיַ֖יִן יְשַׂמַּ֣ח חַיִּ֑ים וְהַכֶּ֖סֶף יַעֲנֶ֥ה אֶת־ הַכֹּֽל׃	Bread is made for laughter, and wine gladdens life, and money answers everything.	A feast is made for laughter, wine makes life merry, and money is the answer for everything.
20	גַּ֣ם בְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗ מֶ֚לֶךְ אַל־ תְּקַלֵּ֔ל וּבְחַדְרֵי֙ מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔ אַל־ תְּקַלֵּ֖ל עָשִׁ֑יר כִּ֣י ע֤וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ יוֹלִ֣יךְ אֶת־ הַקּ֔וֹל וּבַ֥עַל [הכנפים] (כְּנָפַ֖יִם) יַגֵּ֥יד דָּבָֽר׃	Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king, nor in your bedroom curse the rich, for a bird of the air will carry your voice, or some winged creature tell the matter.	Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird in the sky may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say.
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