Ecclesiastes 10:1

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Ecclesiastes 10:1 - Amplified Bible

DEAD FLIES cause the ointment of the perfumer to putrefy [and] send forth a vile odor; so does a little folly [in him who is valued for wisdom] outweigh wisdom and honor.

Ecclesiastes 10:1 - American Standard Version

Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

Ecclesiastes 10:1 - Bible in Basic English

Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more valued is a little wisdom than the great glory of the foolish.

Ecclesiastes 10:1 - Darby Bible

Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to stink [and] ferment; [so] a little folly is weightier than wisdom [and] honour.

Ecclesiastes 10:1 - English Standard Version

Dead flies make the perfumer's ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Ecclesiastes 10:1 - King James Version

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.

Ecclesiastes 10:1 - La Biblia de las Americas

Las moscas muertas hacen que el ungüento del perfumista dé mal olor;
un poco de insensatez pesa más que la sabidurìa y el honor.

Ecclesiastes 10:1 - The Message

Dead flies in perfume make it stink, And a little foolishness decomposes much wisdom.

 

Ecclesiastes 10:1 - New American Standard Bible

Dead flies make a perfumer's oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom {and} honor.

Ecclesiastes 10:1 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Las moscas muertas hacen que el ungüento del perfumista dé mal olor;
Un poco de insensatez pesa más que la sabidurìa y el honor.

Ecclesiastes 10:1 - World English Bible

Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

Ecclesiastes 10:1 - Young's Living Translation

Dead flies cause a perfumer`s perfume To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom -- By reason of honour -- a little folly!

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