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The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself (10:12) The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] foolishness: and the end of his talk [is] mischievous madness (10:13) A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? (10:14) The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city (10:15) Woe to thee, O land, when thy king [is] a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! (10:16) 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! (10:17) By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through (10:18) A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all [things] (10:19) 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
(10:20)
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