Ecclesiastes 10 — TOJB
10Verse 1Dead flies cause the perfumerʼs shemen to send forth a foul odor;
so doth a little sichlut outweigh chochmah and kavod.
Verse 2A chachamʼs lev is at his yamin (right hand);
but a kesilʼs lev is at his semol (left hand).
Verse 3Yea also, when he that is a kesil
even walketh along the derech, his sense faileth him,
and he saith to every one that he is a kesil.
Verse 4If the ruach of the moshel rise up against thee,
leave not thy mekom;
for calmness pacifieth chatta'im gedolim.Verse 5There is a ra'ah which I have seen under the shemesh, the sort of error which proceedeth from a shalit (ruler);Verse 6Sekhel (folly) is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.Verse 7I have seen avadim (servants) upon susim, and sarim (princes) walking as avadim upon ha'aretz.Verse 8He that diggeth a gumatz (pit) shall fall into it;
and whoso breaketh through a wall, a nachash shall bite him.
Verse 9Whoso pulleth out avanim (stones) may be hurt therewith;
and he that cleaveth wood may be endangered thereby.
Verse 10If the barzel (iron)+be blunt,
and he do not whet the edge,
then must more strength be marshalled;
but chochmah brings success.
Verse 11If the nachash will bite before it is charmed,
there is no use in a charmer.Verse 12The words of a chachamʼs mouth are chen (gracious);
but the lips of a kesil will swallow up himself.
Verse 13The beginning of the words of his mouth is sichlut;
and the end of his talk is holelot ra'ah.
Verse 14A kesil also is full of devarim;
haAdam has no da'as of what shall be,
and what shall be after him,
who can tell him?
Verse 15The amal of the kesilim wearieth him,
because he has no da'as of how to go to town.Verse 16Woe to thee, O eretz, when thy melech is a na'ar,
and thy sarim (princes) feast in the boker!
Verse 17Blessed art thou, O eretz, when thy melech is a nobleman,
and thy sarim (princes) eat in due season,
for strength, and not for drunkenness!
Verse 18By much atzlut (slothfulness) the rafters falleth;
and through idleness of the hands the bais leaketh.
Verse 19Lechem is made for laughter,
and yayin maketh merry;
but kesef answereth everything.
Verse 20Curse not the Melech, no not in thy thought;
and curse not the oisher in thy bedchamber;
for an Oph haShomayim may carry the voice,
and that which hath wings may report what you say.
so doth a little sichlut outweigh chochmah and kavod.
Verse 2A chachamʼs lev is at his yamin (right hand);
but a kesilʼs lev is at his semol (left hand).
Verse 3Yea also, when he that is a kesil
even walketh along the derech, his sense faileth him,
and he saith to every one that he is a kesil.
Verse 4If the ruach of the moshel rise up against thee,
leave not thy mekom;
for calmness pacifieth chatta'im gedolim.Verse 5There is a ra'ah which I have seen under the shemesh, the sort of error which proceedeth from a shalit (ruler);Verse 6Sekhel (folly) is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.Verse 7I have seen avadim (servants) upon susim, and sarim (princes) walking as avadim upon ha'aretz.Verse 8He that diggeth a gumatz (pit) shall fall into it;
and whoso breaketh through a wall, a nachash shall bite him.
Verse 9Whoso pulleth out avanim (stones) may be hurt therewith;
and he that cleaveth wood may be endangered thereby.
Verse 10If the barzel (iron)+be blunt,
and he do not whet the edge,
then must more strength be marshalled;
but chochmah brings success.
Verse 11If the nachash will bite before it is charmed,
there is no use in a charmer.Verse 12The words of a chachamʼs mouth are chen (gracious);
but the lips of a kesil will swallow up himself.
Verse 13The beginning of the words of his mouth is sichlut;
and the end of his talk is holelot ra'ah.
Verse 14A kesil also is full of devarim;
haAdam has no da'as of what shall be,
and what shall be after him,
who can tell him?
Verse 15The amal of the kesilim wearieth him,
because he has no da'as of how to go to town.Verse 16Woe to thee, O eretz, when thy melech is a na'ar,
and thy sarim (princes) feast in the boker!
Verse 17Blessed art thou, O eretz, when thy melech is a nobleman,
and thy sarim (princes) eat in due season,
for strength, and not for drunkenness!
Verse 18By much atzlut (slothfulness) the rafters falleth;
and through idleness of the hands the bais leaketh.
Verse 19Lechem is made for laughter,
and yayin maketh merry;
but kesef answereth everything.
Verse 20Curse not the Melech, no not in thy thought;
and curse not the oisher in thy bedchamber;
for an Oph haShomayim may carry the voice,
and that which hath wings may report what you say.