KJV 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.

VULC ¹ [Muscæ morientes perdunt suavitatem unguenti.
Pretiosior est sapientia et gloria,
parva et ad tempus stultitia.

WLC ¹ זְב֣וּבֵי מָ֔וֶת יַבְאִ֥ישׁ יַבִּ֖יעַ שֶׁ֣מֶן רוֹקֵ֑חַ יָקָ֛ר מֵחָכְמָ֥ה מִכָּב֖וֹד סִכְל֥וּת מְעָֽט׃

KJV ² A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

VULC ² Cor sapientis in dextera ejus,
et cor stulti in sinistra illius.

WLC ² לֵ֤ב חָכָם֙ לִֽימִינ֔וֹ וְלֵ֥ב כְּסִ֖יל לִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃

KJV 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.

VULC ³ Sed et in via stultus ambulans,
cum ipse insipiens sit,
omnes stultos æstimat.

WLC ³ וְגַם־ בַּדֶּ֛רֶךְ הֹלֵ֖ךְ לִבּ֣וֹ חָסֵ֑ר וְאָמַ֥ר לַכֹּ֖ל סָכָ֥ל הֽוּא׃

KJV ⁴ If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

VULC ⁴ Si spiritus potestatem habentis ascenderit super te,
locum tuum ne dimiseris,
quia curatio faciet cessare peccata maxima.]

WLC ⁴ אִם־ ר֤וּחַ הַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ תַּעֲלֶ֣ה עָלֶ֔יךָ מְקוֹמְךָ֖ אַל־ תַּנַּ֑ח כִּ֣י מַרְפֵּ֔א יַנִּ֖יחַ חֲטָאִ֥ים גְּדוֹלִֽים׃

KJV ⁵ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

VULC ⁵ [Est malum quod vidi sub sole,
quasi per errorem egrediens a facie principis :

WLC ⁵ יֵ֣שׁ רָעָ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ כִּשְׁגָגָ֕ה שֶׁיֹּצָ֖א מִלִּפְנֵ֥י הַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃

KJV ⁶ Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

VULC ⁶ positum stultum in dignitate sublimi,
et divites sedere deorsum.

WLC ⁶ נִתַּ֣ן הַסֶּ֔כֶל בַּמְּרוֹמִ֖ים רַבִּ֑ים וַעֲשִׁירִ֖ים בַּשֵּׁ֥פֶל יֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃

KJV ⁷ I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

VULC ⁷ Vidi servos in equis,
et principes ambulantes super terram quasi servos.

WLC ⁷ רָאִ֥יתִי עֲבָדִ֖ים עַל־ סוּסִ֑ים וְשָׂרִ֛ים הֹלְכִ֥ים כַּעֲבָדִ֖ים עַל־ הָאָֽרֶץ׃

KJV ⁸ He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

VULC ⁸ Qui fodit foveam incidet in eam,
et qui dissipat sepem mordebit eum coluber.

WLC ⁸ חֹפֵ֥ר גּוּמָּ֖ץ בּ֣וֹ יִפּ֑וֹל וּפֹרֵ֥ץ גָּדֵ֖ר יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ נָחָֽשׁ׃

KJV ⁹ Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

VULC ⁹ Qui transfert lapides affligetur in eis,
et qui scindit ligna vulnerabitur ab eis.

WLC ⁹ מַסִּ֣יעַ אֲבָנִ֔ים יֵעָצֵ֖ב בָּהֶ֑ם בּוֹקֵ֥עַ עֵצִ֖ים יִסָּ֥כֶן בָּֽם׃

KJV ¹⁰ If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

VULC ¹⁰ Si retusum fuerit ferrum,
et hoc non ut prius, sed hebetatum fuerit,
multo labore exacuetur,
et post industriam sequetur sapientia.

WLC ¹⁰ אִם־ קֵהָ֣ה הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל וְהוּא֙ לֹא־ פָנִ֣ים קִלְקַ֔ל וַחֲיָלִ֖ים יְגַבֵּ֑ר וְיִתְר֥וֹן חָכְמָֽה׃

KJV ¹¹ Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

VULC ¹¹ Si mordeat serpens in silentio,
nihil eo minus habet qui occulte detrahit.

WLC ¹¹ אִם־ יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ הַנָּחָ֖שׁ בְּלוֹא־ לָ֑חַשׁ וְאֵ֣ין יִתְר֔וֹן לְבַ֖עַל הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃

KJV ¹² The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

VULC ¹² Verba oris sapientis gratia,
et labia insipientis præcipitabunt eum ;

WLC ¹² דִּבְרֵ֥י פִי־ חָכָ֖ם חֵ֑ן וְשִׂפְת֥וֹת כְּסִ֖יל תְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃

KJV ¹³ The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

VULC ¹³ initium verborum ejus stultitia,
et novissimum oris illius error pessimus.

WLC ¹³ תְּחִלַּ֥ת דִּבְרֵי־ פִ֖יהוּ סִכְל֑וּת וְאַחֲרִ֣ית פִּ֔יהוּ הוֹלֵל֖וּת רָעָֽה׃

KJV ¹⁴ A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

VULC ¹⁴ Stultus verba multiplicat.
Ignorat homo quid ante se fuerit ;
et quid post se futurum sit, quis ei poterit indicare ?

WLC ¹⁴ וְהַסָּכָ֖ל יַרְבֶּ֣ה דְבָרִ֑ים לֹא־ יֵדַ֤ע הָאָדָם֙ מַה־ שֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר יִֽהְיֶה֙ מֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יו מִ֖י יַגִּ֥יד לֽוֹ׃

KJV ¹⁵ The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

VULC ¹⁵ Labor stultorum affliget eos,
qui nesciunt in urbem pergere.]

WLC ¹⁵ עֲמַ֥ל הַכְּסִילִ֖ים תְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־ יָדַ֖ע לָלֶ֥כֶת אֶל־ עִֽיר׃

KJV ¹⁶ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

VULC ¹⁶ [Væ tibi, terra, cujus rex puer est,
et cujus principes mane comedunt.

WLC ¹⁶ אִֽי־ לָ֣ךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ נָ֑עַר וְשָׂרַ֖יִךְ בַּבֹּ֥קֶר יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃

KJV 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!

VULC ¹⁷ Beata terra cujus rex nobilis est,
et cujus principes vescuntur in tempore suo,
ad reficiendum, et non ad luxuriam.

WLC ¹⁷ אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ בֶּן־ חוֹרִ֑ים וְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ בָּעֵ֣ת יֹאכֵ֔לוּ בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א בַשְּׁתִֽי׃

KJV ¹⁸ By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

VULC ¹⁸ In pigritiis humiliabitur contignatio,
et in infirmitate manuum perstillabit domus.

WLC ¹⁸ בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם יִמַּ֣ךְ הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת יָדַ֖יִם יִדְלֹ֥ף הַבָּֽיִת׃

KJV ¹⁹ A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

VULC ¹⁹ In risum faciunt panem et vinum
ut epulentur viventes ;
et pecuniæ obediunt omnia.

WLC ¹⁹ לִשְׂחוֹק֙ עֹשִׂ֣ים לֶ֔חֶם וְיַ֖יִן יְשַׂמַּ֣ח חַיִּ֑ים וְהַכֶּ֖סֶף יַעֲנֶ֥ה אֶת־ הַכֹּֽל׃

KJV 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.

VULC ²⁰ In cogitatione tua regi ne detrahas,
et in secreto cubiculi tui ne maledixeris diviti :
quia et aves cæli portabunt vocem tuam,
et qui habet pennas annuntiabit sententiam.]

WLC ²⁰ גַּ֣ם בְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗ מֶ֚לֶךְ אַל־ תְּקַלֵּ֔ל וּבְחַדְרֵי֙ מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔ אַל־ תְּקַלֵּ֖ל עָשִׁ֑יר כִּ֣י ע֤וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ יוֹלִ֣יךְ אֶת־ הַקּ֔וֹל וּבַ֥עַל יַגֵּ֥יד דָּבָֽר׃