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¹ Dead flies can make even perfume stink.
    In the same way, a little foolishness can spoil wisdom.
² The heart of the wise leads to right,
    but the heart of a fool leads to wrong.
³ Even in the way fools walk along the road,
    they show they are not wise;
    they show everyone how stupid they are.
⁴ Don't leave your job
    just because your boss is angry with you.
Remaining calm solves great problems.

⁵ There is something else wrong that happens here on earth.
    It is the kind of mistake rulers make:
⁶ Fools are given important positions
    while gifted people are given lower ones;
⁷ I have seen servants ride horses
    while princes walk like servants on foot.
⁸ Anyone who digs a pit might fall into it;
    anyone who knocks down a wall might be bitten by a snake;
⁹ anyone who moves boulders might be hurt by them;
    and anyone who cuts logs might be harmed by them.
¹⁰ A dull ax means
    harder work.
    Being wise will make it easier.
¹¹ If a snake bites the tamer before it is tamed,
    what good is the tamer?

¹² The words of the wise bring them praise,
    but the words of a fool will destroy them.
¹³ A fool begins by saying foolish things
    and ends by saying crazy and wicked things.
¹⁴ A fool talks too much.
    No one knows the future,
    and no one can tell what will happen after death.
¹⁵ Work wears fools out;
    they don't even know how to get home.

¹⁶ How terrible it is for a country whose king is a child
    and whose leaders eat all morning.
¹⁷ How lucky a country is whose king comes from a good family,
    whose leaders eat only at mealtime
    and for strength, not to get drunk.

¹⁸ If someone is lazy, the roof will begin to fall.
    If he doesn't fix it, the house will leak.

¹⁹ A party makes you feel good,
    wine makes you feel happy,
    and money buys anything.

²⁰ Don't make fun of the king,
    and don't make fun of rich people, even in your bedroom.
A little bird might carry your words;
    a bird might fly and tell what you said.