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Dead flies make 1the perfumer's ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
22A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left.
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Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense, and he 3says to everyone that he is a fool.
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If the anger of the ruler rises against you, 4do not leave your place, 5for calmnessa will lay great offenses to rest.
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There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were 6an error proceeding from the ruler:
67folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place.
78I have seen slaves 9on horses, and princes walking on the ground like slaves.
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He who 10digs a pit will fall into it, and 11a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.
912He who quarries stones is hurt by them, and he who 13splits logs is endangered by them.
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Eclesiastes 10:1
As moscas mortas fazem com que o ungüento do perfumista emita mau cheiro; assim um pouco de estultícia pesa mais do que a sabedoria e a honra.
Ecclesiastes 10:1
Dead flies putrefy the perfumer's ointment, And cause it to give off a foul odor; So does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor.
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Eclesiastes 10:1
Assim como a mosca morta produz mau cheiro e estraga o perfume,também um pouco de insensatez pesa mais que a sabedoria e a honra.