observations of wisdom and folly,1-6 death in life,7,8 and the day of judgement in the days of youth, are to be thought on,9,10

dead flies or the flies of death the ointment Ex 30:34,35

a little 2Ch 19:2 Ne 6:13 13:26 Mt 5:13-16 Ga 2:12-14

2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

wise 9:10 Pr 14:8 Lu 14:28-32

but 10:10,14 Pr 17:16 Lu 12:18-20

3 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.

wisdom 5:3 Pr 13:16 18:2,6 1Pe 4:4

4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

leave 8:3

for 1Sa 25:24 Pr 25:15

5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

an evil 4:7 5:13 6:1 9:3

as an 3:16 4:1

6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

folly Jud 9:14-20 1Ki 12:13,14 Es 3:1 Ps 12:8 Pr 28:12,28

dignity
rich Jas 2:3-5

7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

Pr 19:10 30:22

8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

that Jud 9:5,53-57 2Sa 17:23 18:15 Es 7:10 Ps 7:15,16 9:15,16 Pr 26:27

a serpent Am 5:19 9:3

9 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

10 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.

wisdom 10:15 9:15-17 Ge 41:33-39 Ex 18:19-23 1Ki 8:9 1Ch 12:32 2Ch 23:4-11 Mt 10:16 Ac 6:1-9 15:2 Ro 16:19 1Co 14:20 Eph 5:15-17 Col 4:5 Jas 1:5

11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

the serpent Ps 58:4,5 Jer 8:17

babbler Ps 52:2 64:3 Pr 18:21 Jas 3:6

12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

words Job 4:3,4 16:5 Ps 37:30 40:9,10 71:15-18 Pr 10:13,20,21,31,32 12:13,14,18 15:2,23 16:21-24 22:17,18 25:11,12 31:26 Mt 12:35 Lu 4:22 Eph 4:29 Col 4:6

gracious 2Sa 1:16 1Ki 20:40-42 Ps 64:8 140:9 Pr 10:8,10,14 18:6-8 19:5 Pr 26:9 Lu 19:22

13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

beginning Jud 14:15 1Sa 20:26-33 22:7,8,16-18 25:10,11 2Sa 19:41-43 20:1 2Ki 6:27,31 Pr 29:9 Mt 2:7,8,16 Lu 6:2,11 11:38,53,54 Joh 12:10 Ac 5:28-33 6:9-11 7:54-59 19:24-28

14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

fool 5:3 Pr 10:19 15:2

is full of words Job 34:37 35:16

a man 3:22 6:12 8:7 Jas 4:13,14

15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

labour 10:3,10 Isa 44:12-17 47:12,13 55:2 57:1 Hab 2:6 Mt 11:28-30

because Ps 107:4,7 Isa 35:8-10 Jer 50:4,5

16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

when 2Ch 13:7 33:1 36:2,5,9,11 Isa 3:4,5,12

and Pr 20:1,2 Isa 5:11,12 28:7,8 Ho 7:5-7

in the Jer 21:12

17 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!

when 10:6,7 Pr 28:2,3 Jer 30:21

and thy Pr 31:4,5

18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

Pr 12:24 14:1 20:4 21:25 23:21 24:30,31 Heb 6:11 2Pe 1:5-10

19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

feast 2:1,2 7:2-6 Ge 43:34 Da 5:1 1Pe 4:3

and wine 9:7 Ps 104:15 Isa 24:11 1Sa 25:36 2Sa 13:28 Lu 12:19 Eph 5:18,19

maketh merry or money which would have answered every good purpose, and served for every emergency, is too often spent in feastings and revellings 7:11,12 1Ch 21:24 29:2 2Ch 24:11-14 Ezr 1:6 7:15-18 Ne 5:8 Ps 112:9 Isa 23:18 Php 4:15-19 1Ti 6:17-19

20 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.

curse Ex 22:28 Isa 8:21 Ac 23:5

thought 7:21,22 Lu 19:40

in thy bedchamber Lu 10:40 12:2,3