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Ecclesiastes 10:14 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn’t know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him? "

Ecclesiastes 10:14

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12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

14 A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn’t know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?

15 The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn’t know how to go to the city.

16 Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!

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"Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to produce an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor."

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"A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left."

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"Yes also when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool."

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"If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest."

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"There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler."

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"Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place."

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