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Ecclesiastes 10:1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 10 As dead flies cause the perfumer’s oil to stink and bubble, so a little foolishness outweighs wisdom and glory.+

Ecclesiastes 10:1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 10 As dead flies cause the perfumer’s oil to stink and bubble, so a little foolishness outweighs wisdom and glory.+

Ecclesiastes 10:1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 10 Dead flies* are what cause the oil of the ointment maker+ to stink, to bubble forth. [So] a little foolishness does to one who is precious for wisdom and glory.+

Ecclesiastes 10:1

The Bible in Living English
- 10 * Dead flies taint perfumer’s oil with foul-smelling bubbles; a little foolishness outweighs wisdom and standing.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

The Emphasized Bible
- 10 Dead flies cause to stink [and] ferment the oil of the perfumer,—More costly than wisdom or honour is a little folly.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

King James Version
- 10 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.

Ecclesiastes

Research Guide
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