Don't Be a Fool |
Ecclesiastes 10:1-20 The Book of Ecclesiastes [in Smaller Chunks] |
Dead flies cause the ointment of the [perfumer] to send [out] a stinking [scent.] So does a little [foolishness of] him, [who has] a reputation for wisdom & honor. A wise man's heart is at his right hand. But a fool's heart [is] at his left. |
[Matthew 25:31-33 When the Son of Man shall come in His glory & all the holy Angels with Him, then He shall sit upon the throne of His glory. And before Him shall be gathered all nations. |
And He shall separate them one from another, [like] a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He shall set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.] |
[Yes,] also when he, [who] is a fool walks by the [road,] his wisdom fails him & he [shows] to everyone that he is a fool. If the spirit of the ruler [rises] up against you, [don't] leave your [post,] for [being compliant appeases for large] offenses. |
There is an evil [that] I have seen under the sun, [like] an error, [that comes] from the ruler. [The foolish are] [put in positions of] great dignity & [those] rich sit in [a] low place. I have seen servants upon horses & princes walking [like] servants upon the [ground.] |
He, [who] digs a pit, shall fall into it. And [whoever] breaks a hedge, a [snake] shall bite him. [Whoever] removes stones, shall be hurt [by it.] [Deuteronomy 19:14 You shall not remove your neighbor's landmark, [that those in ancient times had put] in your inheritance, that you shall inherit in the land that the Lord your God, gives you [to] possess.] |
And he, [who cuts] wood shall be endangered [with that.] [Deuteronomy 19:5 [Like] when a man goes into the wood with his neighbor to [cut] wood & his hand [swings] a stroke with the [ax] to cut down the tree & the [ax] head slips from the [handle] & [strikes] his neighbor, that he [dies.] He shall flee to one of those [refuge] cities & live.] |
If the iron [ax head is] blunt & he doesn't [sharpen] the edge, then he must put [even] more strength: but wisdom is [beneficial] to [guide.] Surely, the [snake] will bite without [a snake charmer] & a babbler is no better. [Proverbs 18:8 The words of a [gossip] are [like] wounds & they go down into the innermost parts of the [stomach.] |
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow himself up. The beginning of words [from the fool's] mouth is foolishness. And the end of his [speech is wicked insanity.] |
Also, a fool is full of words. A man can't tell what shall be & what shall be after him. Who can tell him? [Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise uses knowledge [correctly:] but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.] |
The labor of the foolish [tires] everyone of them, because he [doesn't] [even] know how to go to the city. [Proverbs 6:9-11 How long will you sleep, O [lazy person?] When will you arise out of your sleep? Yet a little [more] sleep, a little slumber & a little folding of the hands to sleep. So shall your poverty come, [like someone who] travels [to escape like] an armed & wanted man.] |
Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child & your princes [feast] in the morning! Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles & your princes eat [at appropriate times,] for strength & not for drunkenness! |
[Because] of much [laziness] the building decays. And through [idle] hands, the house [leaks] through. A feast is made for laughter & wine makes merry: but money answers all things. [1 Timothy 6:10-12 For the love of money is the root of all evil. |
While some [have] coveted after [money,] they have erred from the faith & have [inflicted] themselves with many sorrows. But you, O man of God, flee [from] these things & follow after [what is] [righteous, godly] [& of] faith, love, patience & [humility.] |
Fight the good fight of faith. [Grab] hold on eternal life, [which] you are also called [to] & have [confessed] a good profession [of faith] before many witnesses.] |
[Don't] curse the king, not in your [thoughts] & [don't] curse the rich in your [bedroom:] for a bird of the air shall carry the [words of] your voice & that which has wings, will tell the matter. |