Ecclesiastes · God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Ecclesiastes 10 God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
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1 Las moscas muertas hacen que hieda el perfume del perfumista. Así una pequeña locura al que es estimado como sabio y honorable.
1 Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to produce an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
2 El corazón del sabio se inclina a su derecha, Pero el corazón del necio, a su izquierda.
2 A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left.
3 Aun mientras va de camino le falta cordura al necio. A todos les anuncia que es necio.
3 Yes also when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
4 Si el temperamento del gobernante se levanta contra ti, No dejes tu lugar, Porque la mansedumbre apacigua grandes ofensas.
4 If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.
5 Hay un mal que vi bajo el sol Y es prevaleciente entre los hombres:
5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.
6 El necio encumbrado en muchos lugares exaltados, Y el dotado en lugares humildes.
6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
7 Vi esclavos a caballo, Y príncipes que andan Como esclavos con pie en tierra.
7 I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.
8 El que cava un hoyo caerá en él, Y al que rompa el cerco lo morderá una serpiente.
8 He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
9 El que corta piedras se lastimará con ellas, Y el que parte leños peligra en ello.
9 Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered by it.
10 Si el hierro pierde el filo y no le sacan corte, Hay que aplicar más fuerza. La sabiduría tiene la ventaja de dar éxito.
10 If the ax is blunt, and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.
11 Si la serpiente muerde antes de ser encantada, De nada sirve el encantador.
11 If the snake bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer’s tongue.
12 Las palabras del sabio son provechosas, Pero los labios del necio causan su propia ruina.
12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
13 Las palabras de su boca comienzan con necedad, Y el fin de su charla es perverso desvarío.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
14 El necio multiplica palabras Aunque nadie sabe lo que va a suceder, Y lo que habrá después de él. ¿Quién se lo dirá?
14 A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn’t know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?
15 El trabajo de los necios los fatiga, Porque ni saben cómo ir a la ciudad.
15 The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn’t know how to go to the city.
16 ¡Ay de ti, oh tierra, cuando tu rey es un muchacho, Y tus príncipes banquetean en la mañana!
16 Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!
17 ¡Dichosa tú, oh tierra, cuando tu rey es hijo de nobles, Y tus príncipes comen a su tiempo Para reponer fuerzas Y no para embriagarse!
17 Happy are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
18 Por la pereza se cae el techo, Y por la negligencia de manos la casa tiene goteras.
18 By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
19 Por placer se hace el banquete. El vino alegra la vida, Y el dinero sirve para todo.
19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.
20 Ni en tu aposento maldigas al rey, Ni aun en el secreto de tu dormitorio hables mal del rico, Porque un ave del cielo puede llevar tu voz, Y un pájaro en vuelo puede contar el asunto.
20 Don’t curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don’t curse the rich in your bedroom, for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.
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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