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절	Contemporary English Version (2006)	King James Version
1	A few dead flies in perfume make all of it stink, and a little foolishness outweighs a lot of wisdom.	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.
2	Sensible thoughts lead you to do right; foolish thoughts lead you to do wrong.	A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
3	Fools show their stupidity by the way they live; it's easy to see they have no sense.	Yea 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.
4	Don't give up your job when your boss gets angry. If you stay calm, you'll be forgiven.	If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
5	Rulers do some things that are terribly unfair:	There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
6	They honor fools, but dishonor the rich;	Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
7	they let slaves ride on horses, but force slave owners to walk.	I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
8	If you dig a pit, you might fall in; if you break down a wall, a snake might bite you.	He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
9	You could even get hurt by chiseling a stone or chopping a log.	Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
10	If you don't sharpen your ax, it will be harder to use; if you are wise, you'll know what to do.	If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
11	The power to charm a snake does you no good if it bites you anyway.	Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
12	If you talk sensibly, you will have friends; if you talk foolishly, you will destroy yourself.	The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
13	Fools begin with nonsense, and their stupid chatter ends with disaster.	The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
14	They never tire of talking, but none of us really know what the future will bring.	A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
15	Fools wear themselves out— they don't know enough to find their way home.	The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
16	A country is in for trouble when its ruler is childish, and its leaders party all day long.	Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
17	But a nation will prosper when its ruler is mature, and its leaders don't party too much.	Blessed 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!
18	Some people are too lazy to fix a leaky roof— then the house collapses.	By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
19	Eating and drinking make you feel happy, and money can buy everything you need.	A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
20	Don't let yourself think about cursing the king; don't curse the rich, not even in secret. A little bird might hear and tell everything.	Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.