World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 10:3
“Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.”
Verse in context — Ecclesiastes 10
1
Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
2
A wise man's heart is at his right hand, but a fool's heart at his left.
3
Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
4
If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don't leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.
5
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.
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