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Ecclesiastes 10:1

American Standard Version

Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

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Ecclesiastes 10:1 in other translations

Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to produce an evil odor;
so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

Ecclesiastes 10:1 · World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:1 in context

  1. 1Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
  2. 2A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
  3. 3Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.