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Ecclesiastes 10:1

The Darby Translation DBY

New International Version NIV

1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to stink [and] ferment; [so] a little folly is weightier than wisdom [and] honour.

1 As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

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