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

Ecclesiastes 10:1-3

1 As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

2 A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.

3 Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.

Ecclesiastes 10:12-15

12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

13 The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.

14 Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?

15 The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.