1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
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As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
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The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.
3 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.
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Even as fools walk along the road, they lack sense and show everyone how stupid they are.