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10:1 muscae morientes perdunt suavitatem unguenti pretiosior est sapientia et gloria parva ad tempus stultitia	10:1. Dying flies spoil the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a small and shortlived folly.
10:2 cor sapientis in dextera eius et cor stulti in sinistra illius	10:2. The heart of a wise man is in his right hand, and the heart of a fool is in his left hand.
10:3 sed et in via stultus ambulans cum ipse insipiens sit omnes stultos aestimat	10:3. Yea, and the fool when he walketh in the way, whereas he himself is a fool, esteemeth all men fools.
10:4 si spiritus potestatem habentis ascenderit super te locum tuum ne dimiseris quia curatio cessare faciet peccata maxima	10:4. If the spirit of him that hath power, ascend upon thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease.
10:5 est malum quod vidi sub sole quasi per errorem egrediens a facie principis	10:5. There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were by an error proceeding from the face of the prince:
10:6 positum stultum in dignitate sublimi et divites sedere deorsum	10:6. A fool set in high dignity, and the rich sitting beneath.
10:7 vidi servos in equis et principes ambulantes quasi servos super terram	10:7. I have seen servants upon horses: and princes walking on the ground as servants.
10:8 qui fodit foveam incidet in eam et qui dissipat sepem mordebit eum coluber	10:8. He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
10:9 qui transfert lapides adfligetur in eis et qui scindit ligna vulnerabitur ab eis	10:9. He that removeth stones, shall be hurt by them: and he that cutteth trees, shall be wounded by them.
10:10 si retunsum fuerit ferrum et hoc non ut prius sed hebetatum erit multo labore exacuatur et post industriam sequitur sapientia	10:10. If the iron be blunt, and be not as before, but be made blunt, with much labour it shall be sharpened: and after industry shall follow wisdom.
10:11 si mordeat serpens in silentio nihil eo minus habet qui occulte detrahit	10:11. If a serpent bite in silence, he is nothing better that backbiteth secretly.
10:12 verba oris sapientis gratia et labia insipientis praecipitabunt eum	10:12. The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.
10:13 initium verborum eius stultitia et novissimum oris illius error pessimus	10:13. The beginning of his words is folly, and the end of his talk is a mischievous error.
10:14 stultus verba multiplicat ignorat homo quid ante se fuerit et quod post futurum est quis illi poterit indicare	10:14. A fool multiplieth words. A man cannot tell what hath been before him: and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
10:15 labor stultorum adfliget eos qui nesciunt in urbem pergere	10:15. The labour of fools shall afflict them that know not how to go to the city.
10:16 vae tibi terra cuius rex est puer et cuius principes mane comedunt	10:16. Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and when the princes eat in the morning.
10:17 beata terra cuius rex nobilis est et cuius principes vescuntur in tempore suo ad reficiendum et non ad luxuriam	10:17. Blessed is the land, whose king is noble, and whose princes eat in due season for refreshment, and not for riotousness.
10:18 in pigritiis humiliabitur contignatio et in infirmitate manuum perstillabit domus	10:18. By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.
10:19 in risu faciunt panem ac vinum ut epulentur viventes et pecuniae oboedient omnia	10:19. For laughter they make bread, and wine that the living may feast: and all things obey money.
10:20 in cogitatione tua regi ne detrahas et in secreto cubiculi tui ne maledixeris diviti quia avis caeli portabit vocem tuam et qui habet pinnas adnuntiabit sententiam	10:20. Detract not the king, no not in thy thought; and speak not evil of the rich man in thy private chamber: because even the birds of the air will carry thy voice, and he that hath wings will tell what thou hast said.

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