Ecclesiastes 10
So one silly thing can destroy the good things that a
If you think like a fool, you will do wrong things.
It is easy to recognize a fool.
You have only to watch what he does.
Then you will see that he is a fool.
Be quiet and say nothing to him.
Your master will forget that you have made him angry.
He will still let you work for him.
I saw a ruler who did the wrong thing.
But the masters of those slaves have to walk.
If you knock down a wall, a snake will come out. And it will bite you.
If you are cutting wood, a piece of it might hurt you.
If you are
But that will not help you if the snake bites you first.
But a fool's own words can hurt the fool badly.
They say things and then those things cause problems for them. And those things cause problems for other people, too.
They talk about things that may happen.
But none of us really knows what future things will be like.
He is so tired that he forgets the way to town.
If he rules like a child, there will be bad problems in that country.
And the leaders of the country might go to parties all the time. And then the problems will be worse.
It will become rich if its leaders do not go to parties all the time.
If he does not do the repairs, water will get into the house. And the house will fall down.
When you have a lot of money, you can buy anything. You can buy anything that you want.
Do not say bad things about rich people.
Do not even think that you might do that.
A little bird may hear you. And it might tell people what you said.