n°21 / Ecclesiastes 10 :

1Dead 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.
2A wise man’s heart is at his right hand ; but a fool’s heart at his left.
3Yea 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.
4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place ; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler :
6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it ; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith ; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
10If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength : but wisdom is profitable to direct.
11Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment ; and a babbler is no better.
12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious ; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness : and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
14A fool also is full of words : a man cannot tell what shall be ; and what shall be after him, who can tell him ?
15The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning !
17Blessed 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 !
18By much slothfulness the building decayeth ; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry : but money answereth all things.
20Curse 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.