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à æÀáåÌáÅé îÈåÆú, éÇáÀàÄéùÑ éÇáÌÄéòÇ ùÑÆîÆï øåÉ÷ÅçÇ; éÈ÷Èø îÅçÈëÀîÈä îÄëÌÈáåÉã, ñÄëÀìåÌú îÀòÈè.
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1 Dead flies make the ointment of the perfumer fetid and putrid; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.
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á ìÅá çÈëÈí ìÄéîÄéðåÉ, åÀìÅá ëÌÀñÄéì ìÄùÒÀîÉàìåÉ.
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2 A wise man's understanding is at his right hand; but a fool's understanding at his left.
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â åÀâÇí-áÌÇãÌÆøÆêÀ ëùäñëì (ëÌÀùÑÆñÌÈëÈì) äÉìÅêÀ, ìÄáÌåÉ çÈñÅø; åÀàÈîÇø ìÇëÌÉì, ñÈëÈì äåÌà.
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3 Yea also, when a fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
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ã àÄí-øåÌçÇ äÇîÌåÉùÑÅì úÌÇòÂìÆä òÈìÆéêÈ, îÀ÷åÉîÀêÈ àÇì-úÌÇðÌÇç: ëÌÄé îÇøÀôÌÅà, éÇðÌÄéçÇ çÂèÈàÄéí âÌÀãåÉìÄéí.
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4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.
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ä éÅùÑ øÈòÈä, øÈàÄéúÄé úÌÇçÇú äÇùÌÑÈîÆùÑ--ëÌÄùÑÀâÈâÈä, ùÑÆéÌÉöÈà îÄìÌÄôÀðÅé äÇùÌÑÇìÌÄéè.
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5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceedeth from a ruler:
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å ðÄúÌÇï äÇñÌÆëÆì, áÌÇîÌÀøåÉîÄéí øÇáÌÄéí; åÇòÂùÑÄéøÄéí, áÌÇùÌÑÅôÆì éÅùÑÅáåÌ.
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6 Folly is set on great heights, and the rich sit in low place.
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æ øÈàÄéúÄé òÂáÈãÄéí, òÇì-ñåÌñÄéí; åÀùÒÈøÄéí äÉìÀëÄéí ëÌÇòÂáÈãÄéí, òÇì-äÈàÈøÆõ.
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7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
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ç çÉôÅø âÌåÌîÌÈõ, áÌåÉ éÄôÌåÉì; åÌôÉøÅõ âÌÈãÅø, éÄùÌÑÀëÆðÌåÌ ðÈçÈùÑ.
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8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a fence, a serpent shall bite him.
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è îÇñÌÄéòÇ àÂáÈðÄéí, éÅòÈöÅá áÌÈäÆí; áÌåÉ÷ÅòÇ òÅöÄéí, éÄñÌÈëÆï áÌÈí.
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9 Whoso quarrieth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.
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é àÄí-÷ÅäÈä äÇáÌÇøÀæÆì, åÀäåÌà ìÉà-ôÈðÄéí ÷ÄìÀ÷Çì, åÇçÂéÈìÄéí, éÀâÇáÌÅø; åÀéÄúÀøåÉï äÇëÀùÑÅéø, çÈëÀîÈä.
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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.
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éà àÄí-éÄùÌÑÉêÀ äÇðÌÈçÈùÑ, áÌÀìåÉà-ìÈçÇùÑ; åÀàÅéï éÄúÀøåÉï, ìÀáÇòÇì äÇìÌÈùÑåÉï.
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11 If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then the charmer hath no advantage.
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éá ãÌÄáÀøÅé ôÄé-çÈëÈí, çÅï; åÀùÒÄôÀúåÉú ëÌÀñÄéì, úÌÀáÇìÌÀòÆðÌåÌ.
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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.
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éâ úÌÀçÄìÌÇú ãÌÄáÀøÅé-ôÄéäåÌ, ñÄëÀìåÌú; åÀàÇçÂøÄéú ôÌÄéäåÌ, äåÉìÅìåÌú øÈòÈä.
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13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is grievous madness.
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éã åÀäÇñÌÈëÈì, éÇøÀáÌÆä ãÀáÈøÄéí; ìÉà-éÅãÇò äÈàÈãÈí, îÇä-ùÌÑÆéÌÄäÀéÆä, åÇàÂùÑÆø éÄäÀéÆä îÅàÇçÂøÈéå, îÄé éÇâÌÄéã ìåÉ.
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14 A fool also multiplieth words; yet man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?
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èå òÂîÇì äÇëÌÀñÄéìÄéí, úÌÀéÇâÌÀòÆðÌåÌ--àÂùÑÆø ìÉà-éÈãÇò, ìÈìÆëÆú àÆì-òÄéø.
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15 The labour of fools wearieth every one of them, for he knoweth not how to go to the city.
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èæ àÄé-ìÈêÀ àÆøÆõ, ùÑÆîÌÇìÀëÌÅêÀ ðÈòÇø; åÀùÒÈøÇéÄêÀ, áÌÇáÌÉ÷Æø éÉàëÅìåÌ.
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16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a boy, and thy princes feast in the morning!
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éæ àÇùÑÀøÅéêÀ àÆøÆõ, ùÑÆîÌÇìÀëÌÅêÀ áÌÆï-çåÉøÄéí; åÀùÒÈøÇéÄêÀ áÌÈòÅú éÉàëÅìåÌ, áÌÄâÀáåÌøÈä åÀìÉà áÇùÌÑÀúÄé.
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17 Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a free man, and thy princes eat in due season, in strength, and not in drunkenness!
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éç áÌÇòÂöÇìÀúÌÇéÄí, éÄîÌÇêÀ äÇîÌÀ÷ÈøÆä; åÌáÀùÑÄôÀìåÌú éÈãÇéÄí, éÄãÀìÉó äÇáÌÈéÄú.
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18 By slothfulness the rafters sink in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
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éè ìÄùÒÀçåÉ÷ òÉùÒÄéí ìÆçÆí, åÀéÇéÄï éÀùÒÇîÌÇç çÇéÌÄéí; åÀäÇëÌÆñÆó, éÇòÂðÆä àÆú-äÇëÌÉì.
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19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.
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ë âÌÇí áÌÀîÇãÌÈòÂêÈ, îÆìÆêÀ àÇì-úÌÀ÷ÇìÌÅì, åÌáÀçÇãÀøÅé îÄùÑÀëÌÈáÀêÈ, àÇì-úÌÀ÷ÇìÌÅì òÈùÑÄéø: ëÌÄé òåÉó äÇùÌÑÈîÇéÄí éåÉìÄéêÀ àÆú-äÇ÷ÌåÉì, åÌáÇòÇì äëðôéí (ëÌÀðÈôÇéÄí) éÇâÌÅéã ãÌÈáÈø.
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20 Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought, and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber; for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
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