OET ECC chapter 10

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10 Dead flies make a perfumer’s product stink.

≈Similarly, a little foolishness can ruin all your wisdom or honour.

2 A wise person’s thoughts lead to protection,

^but a fool’s thoughts lead to vulnerability

3 and while they’re walking along the road,

the fool lacks common sense

and everyone is aware of what a fool they are.

4 If a ruler gets upset with you, don’t quit your position,

because calmness will smooth over large offenses.

5 I saw another misfortune in this world:

where an error happened in front of a ruler.

6 Foolishness can happen even in high positions,

^and wealthy people can be in low positions.

7 I’ve seen slaves riding horses

^and princes walking on the ground like slaves.

8 A person who digs a pit can fall into it,[ref]

and an attacker who breaks through a wall gets bitten by a snake.

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10:8: Psa 7:15; Prv 26:27.

10 Flies _of death it _causes _to _stink it _ferments the_oil _of a _perfumer is_weighty than_wisdom more _than_honour folly _of a _little.
2 the_heart a _wise_person to_right _of_his and_heart a _fool to_left _of_his.
3 And_also in/on/at/with_road when_that_the[fn][fn] is_walking his/its_heart he _lacks and_saying(ms) to _the_everyone is_a _fool he.
4 If the _spirit _of the_ruler’s it _will _go _up against_you post _of_your do _not leave if/because health it _will _cause _to _rest sins great.
5 There_is an _evil which_I _have _seen under the_sun as_error that_proceeding from_to/for_face/front/presence the_ruler.
6 It _is _put the_folly in/on/at/with_high _places many and_rich in/on/at/with_low _place they _sit.
7 I _have _seen slaves on horses and_princes who_walk like_slaves on the_earth/land.
8 one _who_digs a _pit in/on/over_him/it he _will _fall and_breaks _through a _wall bitten_him a _snake.
9 one _who_quarries stones he _will _be _hurt (is)_in_them one _who_cleaves wood(s) he _will _be _endangered in/on/at/with_them.
10 If it _is _blunt the_ax and_he not faces he _has _sharpened and_strength he _will _make _strong and_advantage _of to _give _success[fn][fn] wisdom.
11 If it _will _bite the_snake in/on/at/with_not charming and_there _is _no advantage for_charmer _of the_tongue.
12 the_words _of the_mouth _of a _wise_person are_favour and_lips _of a _fool consume_him.
13 The _beginning _of the _words _of mouth _of_his is_folly and_end _of talk _of_his is_madness evil.
14 And_the_fool he _multiplies words not he _knows the_humankind what that_happen and_which it _will _be in_after_him who will _he _tell to_him/it.
15 The _toil _of the_fool wearies_him that not he _knows to_go to a _city.
16 Woe to/for_you(fs) Oh _land when_king _of_your is_a _youth and_princes _of_your in/on/at/with_morning they _eat.
17 Blessed _of_you Oh _land when_king _of_your is_a _son _of nobles and_princes _of_your in/on/at/with_proper _time they _eat in/on/at/with_strength and_not in/on/at/with_drunkenness.
18 In/on/at/with_sloth it _comes _low the_roof and_in/on/at/with_negligent _of hands it _leaks the_house.
19 For_laughter people _are_making food and_wine it _makes _glad life and_the_money it _answers DOM the_everything.
20 Also in/on/at/with_thoughts _of_your a _king do _not curse and_in/on/at/with_rooms _of bed _of_your do _not curse a _rich_person if/because (the)_bird _of the_heavens it _will _carry DOM the_voice and_bird _of the[fn] it _will _tell the_matter.

10:3 OSHB variant note: כ/ש/ה/סכל: (x-qere) ’כְּ/שֶׁ/סָּכָ֥ל’: lemma_k/s/5530 morph_HR/Tr/Ncmsa id_21kMd כְּ/שֶׁ/סָּכָ֥ל

10:3 OSHB note: Yathir readings in L which we have designated as Qeres when both Dotān and BHS list a Qere.

10:10 OSHB variant note: הכשיר: (x-qere) ’הַכְשֵׁ֖ר’: lemma_3787 n_0.0 morph_HVhc id_212fr הַכְשֵׁ֖ר

10:10 OSHB note: Yathir readings in L which we have designated as Qeres when both Dotān and BHS list a Qere.

10:20 OSHB variant note: ה/כנפים: (x-qere) ’כְּנָפַ֖יִם’: lemma_3671 n_0.0 morph_HNcfda id_21ckn כְּנָפַ֖יִם

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