10 <poetry>As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, <indent>so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.</indent> </poetry> 2 <poetry>The heart of the wise inclines to the right, <indent>but the heart of the fool to the left.</indent> </poetry> 3 <poetry>Even as fools walk along the road, <indent>they lack sense</indent> <indent>and show everyone how stupid they are.</indent> </poetry>

As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, <indent>so a little folly<cr>1</cr> outweighs wisdom and honor.</indent>

Ecclesiastes 10:1

The heart of the wise inclines to the right, <indent>but the heart of the fool to the left.</indent>

Ecclesiastes 10:2

Even as fools walk along the road, <indent>they lack sense</indent> <indent>and show everyone<cr>1</cr> how stupid they are.</indent>

Ecclesiastes 10:3

 1 As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly   outweighs wisdom and honor.  2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.  3 Even as fools walk along the road, they lack sense and show everyone   how stupid they are. 

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Ecclesiastes 10:1-3 NIV

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