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muscae morientes perdunt suavitatem unguenti pretiosior est sapientia et gloria parva ad tempus stultitia
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking smell: so does a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor.
Dead flies cause the ointment of the perfumer to send forth a foul odor: so does a little folly to him that is respected for wisdom and honor.
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
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.
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savor; so doth a little folly in him that hath a reputation for wisdom and honor.
Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor;'so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to stink and ferment; so a little folly is weightier than wisdom and honour.
Dying flies spoil the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a small and shortlived folly.
Dead flies cause the ointment of the perfumer to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.
Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Dead flies will make a bottle of perfume stink, and then it is spoiled. A little foolishness outweighs wisdom [and] honor.
Dead flies make a perfumer's oil ferment and stink; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
As dead flies cause the perfumer's ointment to stink, so also does a little foolishness to one's reputation of wisdom and honor.
One dead fly makes the perfumer's ointment give off a rancid stench, so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom.
Dead flies make a perfumer's oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor.
As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink, so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor.
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth an offensive odor: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor.
Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
A few dead flies in a bottle of perfume cause it to have a bad smell. In the same way, one foolish thing can destroy a lot of wisdom.
Dead flies cause a perfumer's perfume To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom -- By reason of honour -- a little folly!
Dead flies make a perfume maker’s oil smell bad. So does acting a little foolish weigh more than wisdom and honor.
Teacher: Remember the saying, Dead flies can spoil a good perfume. In the same way, all the wisdom and honor in the world cannot outweigh a moment’s folly.
Dead flies will cause even a bottle of perfume to stink! Yes, a small mistake can outweigh much wisdom and honor.
Just as dead flies give perfumes a foul smell, so a little folly can outweigh wisdom and honor.
Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little simpleminded folly is weightier than wisdom and honor.
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: likewise a small act of folly unto him that is esteemed for wisdom and honour.
Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil ferment and stink; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Dead flies cause the ointment of the perfumer to putrefy [and] send forth a vile odor; so does a little folly [in him who is valued for wisdom] outweigh wisdom and honor.
Dead flies can make even perfume stink. In the same way, a little foolishness can spoil wisdom.
Dead flies in perfume make it stink, And a little foolishness decomposes much wisdom.
Dead flies make perfumed oil ferment and stink, just as a little stupidity outweighs wisdom and honor.
Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a foul odor; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Dead flies can make a whole bottle of perfume stink, and a little stupidity can cancel out the greatest wisdom.
Flies that die (in it), lose the sweetness of [the] ointment. A little folly at some time is more precious than wisdom and glory. (Flies that die in an ointment can destroy its sweetness. And so a little foolishness can sometimes destroy wisdom and glory.)
A few dead flies in perfume make all of it stink, and a little foolishness outweighs a lot of wisdom.
Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off an evil odor; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a foul odor; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a foul odour; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honour.
As dead flies spoil the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give off a foul odor; so a little foolishness [in one who is esteemed] outweighs wisdom and honor.
Dead flies make the perfumer's ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honour.
Dead flies corrupt and spoil the perfumer’s oil; more weighty than wisdom or wealth is a little folly!
Dead flies turn a perfumer’s oil rancid, so a little foolishness is more potent than wisdom and honor.
Dead flies can make even ·perfume [L a perfumer’s oil] stink. In the same way, a little foolishness ·can spoil [L outweighs] wisdom and ·honor [glory].
Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off an evil odor; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Dead flies give perfume a bad smell. And a little foolishness can make a lot of wisdom useless.
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
Just as dead flies make perfumed oil stink, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a foul odour; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honour.
Dead flies cause the perfumer’s shemen to send forth a foul odor; so doth a little sichlut outweigh chochmah and kavod.
Dead flies will make a bottle of perfume stink, and then it is spoiled. A little foolishness outweighs wisdom and honor.
A dead fly causes a stench in mixed anointing oil, so a little folly is more weighty than wisdom and honor.
A few dead flies will make even the best perfume stink. In the same way, a little foolishness can ruin much wisdom and honor.
Dead flies will make even perfume smell bad. In the same way, a little foolishness can ruin a wise man’s fame for wisdom.
Dead flies cause a bad smell and ruin the ointment of the perfumer. So also a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honour.
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