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10:1  Dead flies will cause even a bottle of perfume to stink! Yes, a small mistake can outweigh much wisdom and honor.
10:2  A wise man’s heart leads him to do right, and a fool’s heart leads him to do evil.
10:3  You can identify a fool just by the way he walks down the street!
10:4  If the boss is angry with you, don’t quit! A quiet spirit will quiet his bad temper.
10:5  There is another evil I have seen as I have watched the world go by, a sad situation concerning kings and rulers:
10:6  For I have seen foolish men given great authority and rich men not given their rightful place of dignity!
10:7  I have even seen servants riding, while princes walk like servants!
10:8  Dig a well—and fall into it! Demolish an old wall—and be bitten by a snake! When working in a quarry, stones will fall and crush you! There is risk in each stroke of your ax!
10:9  Dig a well—and fall into it! Demolish an old wall—and be bitten by a snake! When working in a quarry, stones will fall and crush you! There is risk in each stroke of your ax!
10:10  A dull ax requires great strength; be wise and sharpen the blade.
10:11  When the horse is stolen, it is too late to lock the barn.
10:12  It is pleasant to listen to wise words, but a fool’s speech brings him to ruin. Since he begins with a foolish premise, his conclusion is sheer madness.
10:13  It is pleasant to listen to wise words, but a fool’s speech brings him to ruin. Since he begins with a foolish premise, his conclusion is sheer madness.
10:14  A fool knows all about the future and tells everyone in detail! But who can really know what is going to happen?
10:15  A fool is so upset by a little work that he has no strength for the simplest matter.
10:16  Woe to the land whose king is a child and whose leaders are already drunk in the morning. Happy the land whose king is a nobleman and whose leaders work hard before they feast and drink, and then only to strengthen themselves for the tasks ahead!
10:17  Woe to the land whose king is a child and whose leaders are already drunk in the morning. Happy the land whose king is a nobleman and whose leaders work hard before they feast and drink, and then only to strengthen themselves for the tasks ahead!
10:18  Laziness lets the roof leak, and soon the rafters begin to rot.
10:19  A party gives laughter, and wine gives happiness, and money gives everything!
10:20  Never curse the king, not even in your thoughts, nor the rich man, either; for a little bird will tell them what you’ve said.