Parallel Bible results for "Ecclesiastes 10:3-13"

Ecclesiastes 10:3-13

3 sed et in via stultus ambulans cum ipse insipiens sit omnes stultos aestimat

3 Even as fools walk along the road, they lack sense and show everyone how stupid they are.

4 si spiritus potestatem habentis ascenderit super te locum tuum ne dimiseris quia curatio cessare faciet peccata maxima

4 If a ruler’s anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great offenses to rest.

5 est malum quod vidi sub sole quasi per errorem egrediens a facie principis

5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, the sort of error that arises from a ruler:

6 positum stultum in dignitate sublimi et divites sedere deorsum

6 Fools are put in many high positions, while the rich occupy the low ones.

7 vidi servos in equis et principes ambulantes quasi servos super terram

7 I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.

8 qui fodit foveam incidet in eam et qui dissipat sepem mordebit eum coluber

8 Whoever digs a pit may fall into it; whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

9 qui transfert lapides adfligetur in eis et qui scindit ligna vulnerabitur ab eis

9 Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them; whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.

10 si retunsum fuerit ferrum et hoc non ut prius sed hebetatum erit multo labore exacuatur et post industriam sequitur sapientia

10 If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed, but skill will bring success.

11 si mordeat serpens in silentio nihil eo minus habet qui occulte detrahit

11 If a snake bites before it is charmed, the charmer receives no fee.

12 verba oris sapientis gratia et labia insipientis praecipitabunt eum

12 Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.

13 initium verborum eius stultitia et novissimum oris illius error pessimus

13 At the beginning their words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness—

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