Ecclesiastes 10:1
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 10:1 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Tote Fliegen machen das Öl des Salbenmischers stinkend und gärend: ein wenig Torheit hat mehr Gewicht als Weisheit und Ehre. -
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
LAS moscas muertas hacen heder y dar mal olor el perfume del perfumista: así una pequeña locura, al estimado por sabiduría y honra.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Assim como as moscas mortas fazem cheirar mal do óleo do perfumador, assim também um pouco de tolice se sobrepõe à sabedoria e honra.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Como uma mosca morta faz o perfume cheirar mal, assim uma pequena tolice pode superar a sabedoria e a honra.
📖 Ecclesiastes 10:1 in Context
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.
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