The Burden of Folly

10 Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil ferment and stink;(A)
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
A wise man’s heart goes to the[a] right,
but a fool’s heart to the[b] left.
Even when the fool walks along the road, his heart lacks sense,
and he shows everyone he is a fool.(B)

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