In the Midst of Foolish Talking and Slothfulness
Ecclesiastes 10:11-20
11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babblerd is no better.
12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious;e but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talkf is mischievous madness.
14 A fool also is fullg of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
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!
18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought;h 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.