Ecclesiastes 10:1-3; Ecclesiastes 10:12-15

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1 Dead flies will make a bottle of perfume stink, and then it is spoiled. A little foolishness outweighs wisdom [and] honor.

2 A wise person's heart leads the right way. The heart of a fool leads the wrong way.

3 Even when a fool goes walking, he has no sense and shows everyone else that he's a fool.

12 A wise person's words win favors, but a fool's lips are self-destructive.

13 A fool starts out by talking foolishness and ends up saying crazy things that are dangerous.

14 He never stops talking. No one knows what the future will bring, or what will happen after [death]. Who can say!

15 Fools wear themselves out with hard work, because they don't even know the way to town.