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Ecclesiastes 10:20 (KJV)

“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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Ecclesiastes 10 — surrounding verses

15

The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

16

Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

17

Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

18

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

19

A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

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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