Ecclesiastes · Free Bible Version
Ecclesiastes 10 Free Bible Version
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1 Dead flies can make perfumed oil smell bad. Likewise a little foolishness outweighs great wisdom and honor.
1 LAS moscas muertas hacen heder [y] dar mal olor el perfume del perfumista: [así] una pequeña locura, al estimado por sabiduría y honra.
2 The mind of the wise person chooses the right side, but the mind of the fool goes left!
2 El corazón del sabio está á su mano derecha; mas el corazón del necio á su mano izquierda.
3 Just the way that fools walk down the road shows they have no sense, making clear to everyone their stupidity.
3 Y aun mientras va el necio por el camino, fálta[le] su cordura, y dice á todos, [que] es necio.
4 If your superior gets angry with you, don't give up and leave. If you stay calm even bad mistakes can be resolved.
4 Si el espíritu del príncipe se exaltare contra ti, no dejes tu lugar; porque la lenidad hará cesar grandes ofensas.
5 I also realized there's another evil here on earth: rulers make a big mistake
5 Hay un mal que debajo del sol he visto, á manera de error emanado del príncipe:
6 when they put fools in high positions, while those who are richly qualified are put in low positions.
6 La necedad está colocada en grandes alturas, y los ricos están sentados en lugar bajo.
7 I've seen slaves riding on horseback, while princes walk on the ground like slaves.
7 Vi siervos en caballos, y príncipes que andaban como siervos sobre la tierra.
8 If you dig a pit, you could fall in. If you knock down a wall, you could be bitten by a snake.
8 El que hiciere el hoyo caerá en él; y el que aportillare el vallado, morderále la serpiente.
9 If you quarry stone, you could be injured. If you split logs, you could be hurt.
9 El que mudare las piedras, trabajo tendrá en ellas: el que cortare la leña, en ella peligrará.
10 If your ax is blunt and you don't sharpen it, you have to use a lot more force. Conclusion: being wise brings good results.
10 Si se embotare el hierro, y su filo no fuere amolado, hay que añadir entonces más fuerza: empero excede la bondad de la sabiduría.
11 If the snake bites the snake charmer before it's charmed, there's no benefit to the snake charmer!
11 Muerde la serpiente cuando no está encantada, y el lenguaraz no es mejor.
12 Wise words are beneficial, but fools destroy themselves by what they say.
12 Las palabras de la boca del sabio son gracia; mas los labios del necio causan su propia ruina.
13 Fools begin by saying foolish things, and end up talking evil nonsense.
13 El principio de las palabras de su boca es necedad; y el fin de su charla nocivo desvarío.
14 Fools talk on and on, however no one knows what's going to happen, so who can say what the future holds?
14 El necio multiplica palabras: no sabe hombre lo que ha de ser; ¿y quién le hará saber lo que después de él será?
15 Work makes fools so worn out they can't achieve anything.
15 El trabajo de los necios los fatiga; porque no saben por dónde ir á la ciudad.
16 You're in trouble if the king of your country is young, and if your leaders are busy feasting from early morning.
16 ¡Ay de ti, tierra, cuando tu rey es muchacho, y tus príncipes comen de mañana!
17 You're fortunate if your king comes from a noble family, and your leaders feast at the proper time to give themselves energy, and not to get drunk.
17 ¡Bienaventurada, tú, tierra, cuando tu rey es hijo de nobles, y tus príncipes comen á su hora, por refección, y no por el beber!
18 Lazy people let their roofs collapse; idle people don't repair their leaky houses.
18 Por la pereza se cae la techumbre, y por flojedad de manos se llueve la casa.
19 A good meal brings pleasure; wine makes life pleasant; money provides for all needs.
19 Por el placer se hace el convite, y el vino alegra los vivos: y el dinero responde á todo.
20 Don't talk badly about the king, not even in your thoughts. Don't talk badly about leaders, even in the privacy of your bedroom. A bird may hear what you say and fly away to tell them.
20 Ni aun en tu pensamiento digas mal del rey, ni en los secretos de tu cámara digas mal del rico; porque las aves del cielo llevarán la voz, y las que tienen alas harán saber la palabra.
Cross references (19)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Matthew 5:13–16; Galatians 2:12–14; Nehemiah 13:26; Exodus 30:25; 2 Chronicles 19:2
- 2 Luke 12:18–20; Ecclesiastes 10:14; Luke 14:28–32; Ecclesiastes 10:10; Proverbs 17:16
- 3 Proverbs 18:2; Proverbs 13:16; Proverbs 18:6; 1 Peter 4:4; Ecclesiastes 5:3
- 4 Proverbs 25:15; Ecclesiastes 8:3; 1 Samuel 25:24–44
- 5 Ecclesiastes 5:13; Ecclesiastes 6:1; Ecclesiastes 9:3; Ecclesiastes 4:7; Ecclesiastes 3:16
- 6 Proverbs 28:12; Proverbs 29:2; Esther 3:1; Psalm 12:8; 1 Kings 12:13–14
- 7 Proverbs 19:10; Esther 6:8; Proverbs 30:22
- 8 Proverbs 26:27; Psalm 7:15–16; Esther 7:10; Amos 5:19; Psalm 9:15–16
- 10 James 1:5; Colossians 4:5; Ecclesiastes 10:15; 1 Corinthians 14:20; Ephesians 5:15–17
- 11 Jeremiah 8:17; Psalm 58:4–5; Psalm 52:2; Psalm 64:3; Proverbs 18:21
- 12 Colossians 4:6; Luke 4:22; Proverbs 15:2; Proverbs 22:11; Ephesians 4:29
- 13 1 Samuel 25:10–11; Proverbs 29:9; 1 Samuel 20:26–33; 1 Samuel 22:7–8; 2 Kings 6:27
- 14 Proverbs 15:2; Ecclesiastes 5:3; James 4:13–14; Ecclesiastes 8:7; Ecclesiastes 3:22
- 15 Isaiah 57:1; Jeremiah 50:4–5; Ecclesiastes 10:3; Psalm 107:7; Psalm 107:4
- 16 Isaiah 3:12; Isaiah 5:11–12; Isaiah 3:4–5; Proverbs 20:1–2; Jeremiah 21:12
- 17 Proverbs 31:4–5; Deuteronomy 14:26; Isaiah 5:11; Ecclesiastes 10:6–7; Jeremiah 30:21
- 18 Proverbs 14:1; Proverbs 24:30–34; Proverbs 20:4; Proverbs 21:25; Hebrews 6:11
- 19 Psalm 104:15; Philippians 4:15–19; Isaiah 24:11; Ecclesiastes 2:1–2; Luke 12:19
- 20 Acts 23:5; Luke 12:2–3; 2 Kings 6:12; Exodus 22:28; Ecclesiastes 7:21–22
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