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Ecclesiastes 10:1 (KJV)

“Dead 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.”

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Ecclesiastes 10 — surrounding verses

1

Dead 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.

2

A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

3

Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

4

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

5

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

6

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

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