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1 Dead flies cause a perfumer’s perfume || To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom—By reason of honor—a little folly! 2 The heart of the wise [is] at his right hand, || And the heart of a fool at his left. 3 And also, when he that is a fool || Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, || And he has said to everyone, “He [is] a fool.” 4 If the spirit of the ruler goes up against you, do not leave your place, || For yielding quiets great sinners. 5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, || As ignorance that goes out from the ruler, 6 He has set the fool in many high places, || And the rich sits in a low place. 7 I have seen servants on horses, || And princes walking as servants on the earth. Ecclesiastes 10:1-7, Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press.
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