A little folly destroys the reputation of the wise and honorable—The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious—A fool is full of words.

 DEAD flies cause the ointment of the ^aapothecary^• to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little ^bfolly^• him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.

 A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.

 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

 I have seen ^aservants^• upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

 He that diggeth a pit shall ^afall^• into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

 If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

 The ^awords^• of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a ^bfool^• will swallow up himself.

 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous ^amadness^•.

 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

 ¶ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a ^achild^•, and thy princes eat in the morning!

 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for ^adrunkenness!

 ¶ By much ^aslothfulness the building decayeth; and through ^bidleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

 ¶ A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

 ¶ Curse not the ^aking, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.