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10:1  Dead flies can make even perfume stink. In the same way, a little foolishness can spoil wisdom.
10:2  The heart of the wise leads to right, but the heart of a fool leads to wrong.
10:3  Even in the way fools walk along the road, they show they are not wise; they show everyone how stupid they are.
10:4  Don’t leave your job just because your boss is angry with you. Remaining calm solves great problems.
10:5  There is something else wrong that happens here on earth. It is the kind of mistake rulers make:
10:6  Fools are given important positions while gifted people are given lower ones;
10:7  I have seen servants ride horses while princes walk like servants on foot.
10:8  Anyone who digs a pit might fall into it; anyone who knocks down a wall might be bitten by a snake;
10:9  anyone who moves boulders might be hurt by them; and anyone who cuts logs might be harmed by them.
10:10  A dull ax means harder work. Being wise will make it easier.
10:11  If a snake bites the tamer before it is tamed, what good is the tamer?
10:12  The words of the wise bring them praise, but the words of a fool will destroy them.
10:13  A fool begins by saying foolish things and ends by saying crazy and wicked things.
10:14  A fool talks too much. No one knows the future, and no one can tell what will happen after death.
10:15  Work wears fools out; they don’t even know how to get home.
10:16  How terrible it is for a country whose king is a child and whose leaders eat all morning.
10:17  How lucky a country is whose king comes from a good family, whose leaders eat only at mealtime and for strength, not to get drunk.
10:18  If someone is lazy, the roof will begin to fall. If he doesn’t fix it, the house will leak.
10:19  A party makes you feel good, wine makes you feel happy, and money buys anything.
10:20  Don’t make fun of the king, and don’t make fun of rich people, even in your bedroom. A little bird might carry your words; a bird might fly and tell what you said.