A Little Foolishness
1
Dead flies make the ointment of the perfumer fetid and putrid; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.
E | ZBUBI | MUTh
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| ? | from·and·she-will
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| IBEISh | IBIO
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| he-will·in·I-will·he-will·? | he-will·in·he-will·?
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| ShMN | RUQCh | IQR | MChKMA | MKBUD | SKLUTh
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| ? | ? | he-will·? | from·? | from·as·in·and·? | ?
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2
A wise man's understanding is at his right hand; but a fool's understanding at his left.
B | LB | ChKM | LIMINU | ULB | KSIL | LShMELU
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| heart | ? | to·he-will·kinds | and·heart | as·? | to·?
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3
Yes also, when a fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to every one that he is a fool.
G | UGM- | BDRK | KShASKL | (KShSKL) | ALK | LBU | ChSR
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| and·? | in·? | as·? | as·? | the·to·as | to·give | ?
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| UEMR | LKL | SKL | AUE
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| and·say | to·all | ? | the·and·I-will
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4
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against you, leave not your place; for gentleness allays great offences.
D | EM- | RUCh | AMUShL | ThOLA | OLIK | MQUMK
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| I-will·from | breath | the·from·and·? | ? | ? | from·?
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| EL- | ThNCh | KI | MRFE | INICh | ChTEIM
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| this | ? | that | healing | he-will·we·he-will·? | ?
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5
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceeds from a ruler:
A | ISh | ROA | REIThI | ThChTh | AShMSh | KShGGA
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| he-will·? | ? | ? | under | the·brightness | as·?
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| ShITsE | MLFNI | AShLIT
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| ? | from·to·face | the·?
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6
Folly is set on great heights, and the rich sit in low place.
U | NThN | ASKL | BMRUMIM | RBIM | UOShIRIM | BShFL | IShBU
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| we·? | the·? | in·from·? | ? | and·? | in·? | he-will·?
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7
I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking as servants on the earth.
Z | REIThI | OBDIM | OL- | SUSIM | UShRIM | ALKIM | KOBDIM | OL-
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| ? | ? | on | ? | and·? | the·to·as·sea | as·? | on
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8
He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaks through a fence, a serpent shall bite him.
Ch | ChFR | GUMTs | BU | IFUL | UFRTs | GDR | IShKNU | NChSh
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| ? | ? | give | he-will·? | and·? | ? | he-will·? | we·?
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9
Whoso quarries stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaves wood is endangered thereby.
T | MSIO | EBNIM | IOTsB | BAM | BUQO
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| from·? | I-will·children | he-will·? | in·them | in·and·?
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| OTsIM | ISKN | BM
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| ? | he-will·? | in·from
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10
If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength; but wisdom is profitable to direct.
I | EM- | QAA | ABRZL | UAUE | LE- | FNIM
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| I-will·from | ? | the·in·? | and·the·and·I-will | not | ?
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| QLQL | UChILIM | IGBR | UIThRUN | AKShIR | ChKMA
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| ? | and·? | he-will·? | and·he-will·? | the·as·? | ?
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11
If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then the charmer has no advantage.
IE | EM- | IShK | ANChSh | BLUE-
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| I-will·from | he-will·? | the·we·? | in·to·and·I-will
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| LChSh | UEIN | IThRUN | LBOL | ALShUN
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| to·? | and·no | he-will·? | to·in·on | the·to·?
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12
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
IB | DBRI | FI- | ChKM | ChN | UShFThUTh | KSIL | ThBLONU
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| ? | ? | ? | ? | and·? | as·? | ?
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13
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is grievous madness.
IG | ThChLTh | DBRI- | FIAU | SKLUTh | UEChRITh | FIAU
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| ? | ? | ? | ? | and·I-will·? | ?
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| AULLUTh | ROA
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| the·and·to·to·and·she-will | ?
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14
A fool also multiplies words; yet man knows not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?
ID | UASKL | IRBA | DBRIM | LE- | IDO | AEDM
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| and·the·? | he-will·? | ? | not | he-will·? | the·man
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| MA- | ShIAIA | UEShR | IAIA | MEChRIU
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| from·the | ? | and·which | is | from·I-will·?
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| MI | IGID | LU
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| from·he-will | he-will·? | to·and
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15
The labour of fools wearies every one of them, for he knows not how to go to the city.
TU | OML | AKSILIM | ThIGONU | EShR | LE- | IDO
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| ? | the·as·? | ? | which | not | he-will·?
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| LLKTh | EL- | OIR
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| to·to·as·she-will | this | ?
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16
Woe to you, O land, when your king is a boy, and your princes feast in the morning!
TZ | EI- | LK | ERTs | ShMLKK | NOR | UShRIK
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| I-will·he-will | to·as | earth | ? | we·? | and·?
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| BBQR | IEKLU
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| in·morning | he-will·I-will·as·to·and
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17
Happy are you, O land, when your king is a free man, and your princes eat in due season, in strength, and not in drunkenness!
IZ | EShRIK | ERTs | ShMLKK | BN- | ChURIM | UShRIK | BOTh
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| I-will·? | earth | ? | in·we | ? | and·? | in·?
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| IEKLU | BGBURA | ULE | BShThI
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| he-will·I-will·as·to·and | in·? | and·not | in·?
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18
By slothfulness the rafters sink in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
ICh | BOTsLThIM | IMK | AMQRA | UBShFLUTh
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| in·? | he-will·from·as | the·from·? | and·in·?
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| IDIM | IDLF | ABITh
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| he-will·? | he-will·? | the·in·he-will·she-will
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19
A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes glad the life; and money answers all things.
IT | LShChUQ | OShIM | LChM | UIIN | IShMCh
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| to·? | ? | to·? | and·he-will·he-will·we | he-will·?
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| ChIIM | UAKSF | IONA | ETh- | AKL
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| life | and·the·as·? | he-will·? | the | the·all
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20
Curse not the king, no, not in your thought, and curse not the rich in your bedchamber; for a flying creature of the heavens shall carry the voice, and that which has wings shall tell the matter.
K | GM | BMDOK | MLK | EL- | ThQLL | UBChDRI | MShKBK
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| ? | in·from·? | from·to·as | this | ? | and·in·? | from·?
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| EL- | ThQLL | OShIR | KI | OUF | AShMIM
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| this | ? | ? | that | flying | the·heaven
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| IULIK | ETh- | AQUL | UBOL
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| he-will·and·to·he-will·as | the | the·? | and·in·on
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| AKNFIM | (KNFIM) | IGID | DBR
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| the·as·we·? | as·we·? | he-will·? | ?
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