Ecclesiastes - Lesson 11
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1 As dead flies give perfume a bad smell,
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right,
but the heart of the fool to the left.
3 Even as fools walk along the road,
they lack sense
and show everyone how stupid they are.
6 Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough?
15 Catch for us the foxes,
the little foxes
that ruin the vineyards,
our vineyards that are in bloom.
5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.
4 If a ruler’s anger rises against you,
do not leave your post;
calmness can lay great offenses to rest.
32 Better a patient person than a warrior,
one with self-control than one who takes a city.
28 Like a city whose walls are broken through
is a person who lacks self-control.
4 If a ruler’s anger rises against you,
do not leave your post;
calmness can lay great offenses to rest.
1 A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
14 A king’s wrath is a messenger of death,
but the wise will appease it.
15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded,
and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun,
the sort of error that arises from a ruler:
6 Fools are put in many high positions,
while the rich occupy the low ones.
7 I have seen slaves on horseback,
while princes go on foot like slaves.
16 Woe to the land whose king was a servant
and whose princes feast in the morning.
17 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 Through laziness, the rafters sag;
because of idle hands, the house leaks.
19 A feast is made for laughter,
wine makes life merry,
and money is the answer for everything.
8 Whoever digs a pit may fall into it;
whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
9 Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them;
whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.
10 If the ax is dull
and its edge unsharpened,
more strength is needed,
but skill will bring success.
11 If a snake bites before it is charmed,
the charmer receives no fee.
12 Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,
but fools are consumed by their own lips.
32 The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,
but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
3 Those who guard their lips preserve their lives,
but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.
23 Those who guard their mouths and their tongues
keep themselves from calamity.
13 At the beginning their words are folly;
at the end they are wicked madness—
14 and fools multiply words.
No one knows what is coming—
who can tell someone else what will happen after them?
19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
but the prudent hold their tongues.
14 and fools multiply words.
No one knows what is coming—
who can tell someone else what will happen after them?
15 The toil of fools wearies them;
they do not know the way to town.
1 Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring.
22 So I saw that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work, because that is their lot. For who can bring them to see what will happen after them?
12 For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few and meaningless days they pass through like a shadow? Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?
7 Since no one knows the future,
who can tell someone else what is to come?
20 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.
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.