Bible

BASIC ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Old Testament 39 books
[ Genesis ] [ Exodus ] [ Leviticus ] [ Numbers ] [ Deuteronomy ] [ Joshua ] [ Judges ] [ Ruth ] [ 1 Samuel ] [ 2 Samuel ] [ 1 Kings ] [ 2 Kings ] [ 1 Chronicles ] [ 2 Chronicles ] [ Ezra ] [ Nehemiah ] [ Esther ] [ Job ] [ Psalms ] [ Proverbs ] [ Ecclesiastes ] [ Song of Solomon ] [ Isaiah ] [ Jeremiah ] [ Lamentations ] [ Ezekiel ] [ Daniel ] [ Hosea ] [ Joel ] [ Amos ] [ Obadiah ] [ Jonah ] [ Micah ] [ Nahum ] [ Habakkuk ] [ Zephaniah ] [ Haggai ] [ Zechariah ] [ Malachi ]

New Testament 25 books
[ Matthew ] [ Mark ] [ Luke ] [ John ] [ Acts ] [ Romans ] [ 1 Corinthians ] [ 2 Corinthians ] [ Galatians ] [ Ephesians ] [ Philippians ] [ Colossians ] [ 1 Thessalonians ] [ 2 Thessalonians ] [ 1 Timothy ] [ 2 Timothy ] [ Titus ] [ Philemon ] [ Hebrews ] [ James ] [ 1 Peter ] [ 2 Peter ] [ 1 John ] [ 2 John ] [ Revelation ]

Ecclesiastes 12 chapters
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ]

Ecclesiastes chapter 10 of 12 (20 verses)

Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more valued is a little wisdom than the great glory of the foolish.

Ecclesiastes 10:2 The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong.

Ecclesiastes 10:3 And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.

Ecclesiastes 10:4 If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.

Ecclesiastes 10:5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler:

Ecclesiastes 10:6 The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.

Ecclesiastes 10:7 I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants.

Ecclesiastes 10:8 He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.

Ecclesiastes 10:9 He who gets out stones from the earth will be damaged by them, and in the cutting of wood there is danger.

Ecclesiastes 10:10 If the iron has no edge, and he does not make it sharp, then he has to put out more strength; but wisdom makes things go well.

Ecclesiastes 10:11 If a snake gives a bite before the word of power is said, then there is no longer any use in the word of power.

Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.

Ecclesiastes 10:13 The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.

Ecclesiastes 10:14 The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?

Ecclesiastes 10:15 The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.

Ecclesiastes 10:16 Unhappy is the land whose king is a boy, and whose rulers are feasting in the morning.

Ecclesiastes 10:17 Happy is the land whose ruler is of noble birth, and whose chiefs take food at the right time, for strength and not for feasting.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house.

Ecclesiastes 10:19 A feast is for laughing, and wine makes glad the heart; but by the one and the other money is wasted.

Ecclesiastes 10:20 Say not a curse against the king, even in your thoughts; and even secretly say not a curse against the man of wealth; because a bird of the air will take the voice, and that which has wings will give news of it.