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   CATSS LXX Brenton (1851) Wiki English Translation LXX‎ / World English Bible  Westminster Leningrad Codex Wiki English Translation HB‎ / World English Bible1Eccl 10:11μυῖαι θανατοῦσαι σαπριοῦσιν σκευασίαν ἐλαίου ἡδύσματος τίμιον ὀλίγον σοφίας ὑπὲρ δόξαν ἀφροσύνης μεγάληςEccl 10:1
Pestilent flies will corrupt a preparation of sweet ointment: and a little wisdom is more precious than great glory of folly.
Eccl 10:1Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.A dead fly will corrupt the preparing of a sweet oil. A litle of wisdom is more precious than the glory of a great foolishness.
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Eccl 10:1Eccl 10:1זְב֣וּבֵי מָ֔וֶת יַבְאִ֥ישׁ יַבִּ֖יעַ שֶׁ֣מֶן רוֹקֵ֑חַ יָקָ֛ר מֵחָכְמָ֥ה מִכָּב֖וֹד סִכְל֥וּת מְעָֽט׃Eccl 10:1
¶Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
2Eccl 10:22καρδία σοφοῦ εἰς δεξιὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ καρδία ἄφρονος εἰς ἀριστερὸν αὐτοῦEccl 10:2
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
Eccl 10:2
A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left.
Eccl 10:2Eccl 10:2לֵ֤ב חָכָם֙ לִֽימִינ֔וֹ וְלֵ֥ב כְּסִ֖יל לִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃Eccl 10:2
A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left.
3Eccl 10:33καί γε ἐν ὁδῷ ὅταν ἄφρων πορεύηται καρδία αὐτοῦ ὑστερήσει καὶ ἃ λογιεῖται πάντα ἀφροσύνη ἐστίνEccl 10:3
Yea, and whenever a fool walks by the way, his heart will fail him, and all that he thinks of is folly.
Eccl 10:3Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understandingheart will fail to assist s him, and all which he will discern is foolishnesshe says to everyone that he is a fool.
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Eccl 10:3Eccl 10:3וְגַם־בַּדֶּ֛רֶךְ ‏{ כשהסכל כְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥ל }‏ הֹלֵ֖ךְ לִבּ֣וֹ חָסֵ֑ר וְאָמַ֥ר לַכֹּ֖ל סָכָ֥ל הֽוּא׃
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Eccl 10:3
Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
4Eccl 10:44ἐὰν πνεῦμα τοῦ ἐξουσιάζοντος ἀναβῇ ἐπὶ σέ τόπον σου μὴ ἀφῇς ὅτι ἴαμα καταπαύσει ἁμαρτίας μεγάλαςEccl 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for soothing will put an end to great offences.
Eccl 10:4If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.a cure will put an end to great sins.
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Eccl 10:4Eccl 10:4אִם־ר֤וּחַ הַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ תַּעֲלֶ֣ה עָלֶ֔יךָ מְקוֹמְךָ֖ אַל־תַּנַּ֑ח כִּ֣י מַרְפֵּ֔א יַנִּ֖יחַ חֲטָאִ֥ים גְּדוֹלִֽים׃Eccl 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.
5Eccl 10:55ἔστιν πονηρία ἣν εἶδον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον ὡς ἀκούσιον ὃ ἐξῆλθεν ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ ἐξουσιάζοντοςEccl 10:5
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, wherein an error has proceeded from the ruler.
Eccl 10:5¶There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of unwilling errors which proceeds from the ruler.
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Eccl 10:5Eccl 10:5יֵ֣שׁ רָעָ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ כִּשְׁגָגָ֕ה שֶׁיֹּצָ֖א מִלִּפְנֵ֥י הַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃Eccl 10:5
¶There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.
6Eccl 10:66ἐδόθη ὁ ἄφρων ἐν ὕψεσι μεγάλοις καὶ πλούσιοι ἐν ταπεινῷ καθήσονταιEccl 10:6
The fool has been set in very high places, while rich men would sit in a low one.
Eccl 10:6
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
Eccl 10:6Eccl 10:6נִתַּ֣ן הַסֶּ֔כֶל בַּמְּרוֹמִ֖ים רַבִּ֑ים וַעֲשִׁירִ֖ים בַּשֵּׁ֥פֶל יֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃Eccl 10:6
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
7Eccl 10:77εἶδον δούλους ἐφ’ ἵππους καὶ ἄρχοντας πορευομένους ὡς δούλους ἐπὶ τῆς γῆςEccl 10:7
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants on the earth.
Eccl 10:7
I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.
Eccl 10:7Eccl 10:7רָאִ֥יתִי עֲבָדִ֖ים עַל־סוּסִ֑ים וְשָׂרִ֛ים הֹלְכִ֥ים כַּעֲבָדִ֖ים עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Eccl 10:7
I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.
8Eccl 10:88ὁ ὀρύσσων βόθρον ἐν αὐτῷ ἐμπεσεῖται καὶ καθαιροῦντα φραγμόν δήξεται αὐτὸν ὄφιςEccl 10:8
He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and him that breaks down a hedge a serpent shall bite.
Eccl 10:8
He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
Eccl 10:8Eccl 10:8חֹפֵ֥ר גּוּמָּ֖ץ בּ֣וֹ יִפּ֑וֹל וּפֹרֵ֥ץ גָּדֵ֖ר יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ נָחָֽשׁ׃Eccl 10:8
He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
9Eccl 10:99ἐξαίρων λίθους διαπονηθήσεται ἐν αὐτοῖς σχίζων ξύλα κινδυνεύσει ἐν αὐτοῖςEccl 10:9
He that removes stones shall be troubled thereby; he that cleaves wood shall be endangered thereby.
Eccl 10:9
Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered thereby.
Eccl 10:9Eccl 10:9מַסִּ֣יעַ אֲבָנִ֔ים יֵעָצֵ֖ב בָּהֶ֑ם בּוֹקֵ֥עַ עֵצִ֖ים יִסָּ֥כֶן בָּֽם׃Eccl 10:9
Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered thereby.
10Eccl 10:1010ἐὰν ἐκπέσῃ τὸ σιδήριον καὶ αὐτὸς πρόσωπον ἐτάραξεν καὶ δυνάμεις δυναμώσει καὶ περισσεία τοῦ ἀνδρείου σοφίαEccl 10:10
If the axe-head should fall off, then the man troubles his countenance, and he must put forth more strength: and in that case skill is of no advantage to a man.
Eccl 10:10If the axe is blunt, and man has furrowed his browone doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.and the redoubling of his manly vigor will be wisdom.
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Eccl 10:10Eccl 10:10אִם־קֵהָ֣ה הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל וְהוּא֙ לֹא־פָנִ֣ים קִלְקַ֔ל וַחֲיָלִ֖ים יְגַבֵּ֑ר וְיִתְר֥וֹן הַכְשֵׁ֖יר חָכְמָֽה׃Eccl 10:10
If the axe is blunt, and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.
11Eccl 10:1111ἐὰν δάκῃ ὁ ὄφις ἐν οὐ ψιθυρισμῷ καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν περισσεία τῷ ἐπᾴδοντιEccl 10:11
If a serpent bite when there is no charmer's whisper, then there is no advantage to the charmer.
Eccl 10:11
¶If the snake bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer’s tongue.
Eccl 10:11Eccl 10:11אִם־יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ הַנָּחָ֖שׁ בְּלוֹא־לָ֑חַשׁ וְאֵ֣ין יִתְר֔וֹן לְבַ֖עַל הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃Eccl 10:11
¶If the snake bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer’s tongue.
12Eccl 10:1212λόγοι στόματος σοφοῦ χάρις καὶ χείλη ἄφρονος καταποντιοῦσιν αὐτόνEccl 10:12
The words of a wise mouth are gracious: but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.
Eccl 10:12
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
Eccl 10:12Eccl 10:12דִּבְרֵ֥י פִי־חָכָ֖ם חֵ֑ן וְשִׂפְת֥וֹת כְּסִ֖יל תְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃Eccl 10:12
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
13Eccl 10:1313ἀρχὴ λόγων στόματος αὐτοῦ ἀφροσόνη καὶ ἐσχάτη στόματος αὐτοῦ περιφέρεια πονηράEccl 10:13
The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly: and the end of his talk mischievous madness.
Eccl 10:13
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Eccl 10:13Eccl 10:13תְּחִלַּ֥ת דִּבְרֵי־פִ֖יהוּ סִכְל֑וּת וְאַחֲרִ֣ית פִּ֔יהוּ הוֹלֵל֖וּת רָעָֽה׃Eccl 10:13
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
14Eccl 10:1414καὶ ὁ ἄφρων πληθύνει λόγους οὐκ ἔγνω ὁ ἄνθρωπος τί τὸ γενόμενον καὶ τί τὸ ἐσόμενον ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ τίς ἀναγγελεῖ αὐτῷEccl 10:14
A fool moreover multiplies words: man knows not what has been, nor what will be: who shall tell him what will come after him?
Eccl 10:14
A fool also multiplies words.
¶Man doesn’t know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?
Eccl 10:14Eccl 10:14וְהַסָּכָ֖ל יַרְבֶּ֣ה דְבָרִ֑ים לֹא־יֵדַ֤ע הָאָדָם֙ מַה־שֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר יִֽהְיֶה֙ מֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יו מִ֖י יַגִּ֥יד לֽוֹ׃Eccl 10:14
A fool also multiplies words.
¶Man doesn’t know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?
15Eccl 10:1515μόχθος τῶν ἀφρόνων κοπώσει αὐτούς ὃς οὐκ ἔγνω τοῦ πορευθῆναι εἰς πόλινEccl 10:15
The labour of fools will afflict them, as that of one who knows not to go to the city.
Eccl 10:15
The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn’t know how to go to the city.
Eccl 10:15Eccl 10:15עֲמַ֥ל הַכְּסִילִ֖ים תְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יָדַ֖ע לָלֶ֥כֶת אֶל־עִֽיר׃Eccl 10:15
The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn’t know how to go to the city.
16Eccl 10:1616οὐαί σοι πόλις ἧς ὁ βασιλεύς σου νεώτερος καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντές σου ἐν πρωίᾳ ἐσθίουσινEccl 10:16
Woe to thee, O city, whose king is young, and thy princes eat in the morning!
Eccl 10:16
Woe to you, land, when your king is a child,
and your princes eat in the morning!
Eccl 10:16Eccl 10:16אִֽי־לָ֣ךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ נָ֑עַר וְשָׂרַ֖יִךְ בַּבֹּ֥קֶר יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃Eccl 10:16
Woe to you, land, when your king is a child,
and your princes eat in the morning!
17Eccl 10:1717μακαρία σύ γῆ ἧς ὁ βασιλεύς σου υἱὸς ἐλευθέρων καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντές σου πρὸς καιρὸν φάγονται ἐν δυνάμει καὶ οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσονταιEccl 10:17
Blessed art thou, O land, whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes shall eat seasonably, for strength, and shall not be ashamed.
Eccl 10:17
Happy are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles,
and your princes eat in due season,
for strength, and not for drunkenness!shall not be ashamed!
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Eccl 10:17Eccl 10:17אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ בֶּן־חוֹרִ֑ים וְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ בָּעֵ֣ת יֹאכֵ֔לוּ בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א בַשְּׁתִֽי׃Eccl 10:17
Happy are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles,
and your princes eat in due season,
for strength, and not for drunkenness!
18Eccl 10:1818ἐν ὀκνηρίαις ταπεινωθήσεται ἡ δόκωσις καὶ ἐν ἀργίᾳ χειρῶν στάξει ἡ οἰκίαEccl 10:18
By slothful neglect a building will be brought low: and by idleness of the hands the house will fall to pieces.
Eccl 10:18
By slothfulness the roof sinks in;
and through idleness of the hands the house leakswill fall.
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Eccl 10:18Eccl 10:18בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם יִמַּ֣ךְ הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת יָדַ֖יִם יִדְלֹ֥ף הַבָּֽיִת׃Eccl 10:18
By slothfulness the roof sinks in;
and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
19Eccl 10:1919εἰς γέλωτα ποιοῦσιν ἄρτον καὶ οἶνος εὐφραίνει ζῶντας καὶ τοῦ ἀργυρίου ἐπακούσεται σὺν τὰ πάνταEccl 10:19
Men prepare bread for laughter, and wine and oil that the living should rejoice: but to money all things will humbly yield obedience.
Eccl 10:19
They make breadA feast is made for laughter,
and wine to makes the livingfe glad;
and money is the answer for all things. money will be heard by all.
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Eccl 10:19Eccl 10:19לִשְׂחוֹק֙ עֹשִׂ֣ים לֶ֔חֶם וְיַ֖יִן יְשַׂמַּ֣ח חַיִּ֑ים וְהַכֶּ֖סֶף יַעֲנֶ֥ה אֶת־הַכֹּֽל׃Eccl 10:19
A feast is made for laughter,
and wine makes the life glad;
and money is the answer for all things.
20Eccl 10:2020καί γε ἐν συνειδήσει σου βασιλέα μὴ καταράσῃ καὶ ἐν ταμιείοις κοιτώνων σου μὴ καταράσῃ πλούσιον ὅτι πετεινὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀποίσει σὺν τὴν φωνήν καὶ ὁ ἔχων τὰς πτέρυγας ἀπαγγελεῖ λόγονEccl 10:20
Even in thy conscience, curse not the king; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry thy voice, and that which has wings shall report thy speech.
Eccl 10:20
Don’t curse the king, no, not in your consciousnessthoughts;
and don’t curse the rich in your bedroom:
for a bird of the sky may carry your voice,
and that which has wings may tell the matter.
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Eccl 10:20Eccl 10:20גַּ֣ם בְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗ מֶ֚לֶךְ אַל־תְּקַלֵּ֔ל וּבְחַדְרֵי֙ מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔ אַל־תְּקַלֵּ֖ל עָשִׁ֑יר כִּ֣י ע֤וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ יוֹלִ֣יךְ אֶת־הַקּ֔וֹל וּבַ֥עַל ‏{ הכנפים כְּנָפַ֖יִם }‏ יַגֵּ֥יד דָּבָֽר׃
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Ketib: הכנפים ⬪ Qere: כְּנָפַ֖יִם
Eccl 10:20
Don’t curse the king, no, not in your thoughts;
and don’t curse the rich in your bedroom:
for a bird of the sky may carry your voice,
and that which has wings may tell the matter.
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