Ecclesiastes 10:1-7 ▼

1 Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little simpleminded folly is weightier than wisdom and honor.

2 A wise man’s heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man’s heart directs him toward the left.

3 Even when the simpleminded fool walks along the road, his heart lacks wisdom, and he says to all that he is a simpleminded fool.

4 If the ruler’s temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because calmness causes great offenses to be abandoned.

5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like a mistake which goes forth from the one in power—

6 folly is set in many exalted places while rich men sit in humble places.

7 I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the land.