Dual Panel1One dead <04194> fly <02070> makes the perfumer’s <07543> ointment <08081> give off <05042> a rancid stench <0887>, so a little <04592> folly <05531> can outweigh <03368> much wisdom <03519> <02451>.
2A wise person’s <02450> good sense <03820> protects <03225> him, but a fool’s <03684> lack of sense <03820> leaves him vulnerable <08040>.
3Even <01571> when a fool <05530> walks <01980> along the road <01870> he lacks <02638> sense <03820>, and shows <0559> everyone <03605> what a fool <05530> he <01931> is.
4If <0518> the anger <07307> of the ruler <04910> flares up <05927> against <05921> you, do not <0408> resign <03240> from your position <04725>, for <03588> a calm <04832> response can undo <03240> great <01419> offenses <02399>.
5I have seen <07200> another misfortune <07451> on the earth <08121> <08478>: It is an error <07684> a ruler <07989> makes <06440> <03318>.
6Fools <05529> are placed <05414> in many <07227> positions of authority <04791>, while wealthy men <06223> sit <03427> in lowly positions <08216>.
7I have seen <07200> slaves <05650> on <05921> horseback <05483> and princes <08269> walking <01980> on <05921> foot <0776> like slaves <05650>.
8One who digs <02658> a pit <01475> may fall <05307> into it, and one who breaks through <06555> a wall <01447> may be bitten <05391> by a snake <05175>.
9One who quarries <05265> stones <068> may be injured <06087> by them; one who splits <01234> logs <06086> may be endangered <05533> by them.
10If <0518> an iron <01270> axhead is blunt <06949> and a workman <01931> does not <03808> sharpen <07043> its edge <06440>, he must exert a great deal <01396> of effort <02428>; so wisdom <02451> has the advantage <03504> of giving success <03787>.
11If <0518> the snake <05175> should bite <05391> before it is charmed <03908>, the snake charmer <03956> <01167> is in trouble <03504> <0369>.
12The words <01697> of a wise person <02450> win him favor <02580>, but the words <08193> of a fool <03684> are self-destructive <01104>.
13At the beginning <08462> his words <06310> <01697> are foolish <05531> and at the end <0319> his talk <06310> is wicked <07451> madness <01948>,
14yet a fool <05530> keeps on babbling <01697> <07235>. No <03808> one <0120> knows <03045> what <04100> will happen <01961>; who <04310> can tell <05046> him what <0834> will happen <01961> in the future <0310>?
15The toil <05999> of a stupid fool <03684> wears <03021> him out, because <0834> he does not <03808> even know <03045> the way <01980> to <0413> the city <05892>.
16Woe <0337> to you, O land <0776>, when your king <04428> is childish <05288>, and your princes <08269> feast <0398> in the morning <01242>!
17Blessed <0835> are you, O land <0776>, when your king <04428> is the son <01121> of nobility <02715>, and your princes <08269> feast <0398> at the proper time <06256>– with self-control <01369> and not <03808> in drunkenness <08358>.
18Because of laziness <06103> the roof <04746> caves in <04355>, and because of idle <08220> hands <03027> the house <01004> leaks <01811>.
19Feasts <03899> are made <06213> for laughter <07814>, and wine <03196> makes <08055> life <02416> merry, but money <03701> is the answer <06030> for everything <03605>.
20Do not <0408> curse <07043> a king <04428> even <01571> in your thoughts <04093>, and do not <0408> curse <07043> the rich <06223> while in your bedroom <04904> <02315>; for <03588> a bird <08064> <05775> might report <06963> <01980> what you are thinking <06963> <01980>, or some winged creature <03671> might repeat <05046> your words <01697>.