Ecclesiastes 10:1-7 ▼

1 A dead flye doth corrupt sweete oyntment, and maketh it to stinke: Euen so oft tymes he that hath ben had in estimation for wysdome and honour, is abhorred because of a litle foolishnesse.

2 A wyse mans heart is vpon his right hande, but a fooles heart vpon his left.

3 A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way, yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self.

4 If a principall spirite be geuen thee to beare rule, be not negligent then in thine office: for he that can take cure of him selfe, auoydeth great offences.

5 Another plague is there whiche I haue seene vnder the sunne, namely, the ignoraunce that is commonly among princes: in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie, and the riche are set downe beneath.

6 (10:5) in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie, and the riche are set downe beneath.

7 (10:6) I haue seene seruauntes ride vpon horses, and princes goyng vpon their feete as it were seruauntes.