Ecclesiastes 10:2-17

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

³Also, 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 riseth against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offenses.

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 whoever breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

⁹Whoever removeth stones shall be hurt by them; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered by it.

¹⁰If the iron is blunt, and he doth not whet the edge, then must he use 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 labor 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!