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 he walks along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how stupid he is.
5. There is an evil I have seen under the sun, the sort of error that arises from a ruler:
6. Fools are put in many high positions, while the rich occupy the low ones.
7. I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.
8. Whoever digs a pit may fall into it; whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
9. Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them; whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.
11. If a snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
12. Words from a wise man's mouth are gracious, but a fool is consumed by his own lips.
13. At the beginning his words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness--
15. A fool's work wearies him; he does not know the way to town.
16. Woe to you, O land whose king was a servant and whose princes feast in the morning.
18. If a man is lazy, the rafters sag; if his hands are idle, the house leaks.
19. A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.