1As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.


In Context

1 As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.

3 Even as he walks along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how stupid he is.

Ecclesiastes 10:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:1Dead 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:1Dying flies spoil the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a small and shortlived folly.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:1Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor;'so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:1Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to stink and ferment; so a little folly is weightier than wisdom and honour.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:1Dead flies cause the ointment of the perfumer to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:1Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth an offensive odor: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:1Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:1Dead flies cause a perfumer's perfume To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom — By reason of honour — a little folly!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:1Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking smell: so does a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor.