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10 Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer [a]to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly [b]outweigh wisdom and honor. A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left. Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his [c]understanding faileth him, and he saith [d]to every one that he is a fool.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 10:1 Or, to stink and putrefy
  2. Ecclesiastes 10:1 Or, him that is valued for wisdom
  3. Ecclesiastes 10:3 Hebrew heart.
  4. Ecclesiastes 10:3 Or, of