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Text -- Ecclesiastes 10:1-8 (NET)

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10:1 One dead fly makes the perfumer’s ointment give off a rancid stench, so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom.
Wisdom Can Be Nullified By the Caprice of Rulers
10:2 A wise person’s good sense protects him, but a fool’s lack of sense leaves him vulnerable. 10:3 Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is. 10:4 If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position, for a calm response can undo great offenses. 10:5 I have seen another misfortune on the earth: It is an error a ruler makes. 10:6 Fools are placed in many positions of authority, while wealthy men sit in lowly positions. 10:7 I have seen slaves on horseback and princes walking on foot like slaves.
Wisdom is Needed to Avert Dangers in Everyday Life
10:8 One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
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NET Notes: Ecc 10:1 The MT reads מֵחָכְמָה מִכָּבוֹד (mekhokhm...

NET Notes: Ecc 10:2 Heb “and the heart of a fool is at his left hand.” The fool lacks the protection of wisdom which is at the right-hand side of the wise man...

NET Notes: Ecc 10:3 A fool’s lack of wisdom is obvious to everyone, even when he is engaged in the simple, ordinary actions of life.

NET Notes: Ecc 10:4 The verbal root נוח means “to leave behind; to leave untouched” (HALOT 680 s.v. I נוח 2) in general, a...

NET Notes: Ecc 10:5 Heb “like an error that comes forth from the presence of a ruler.”

NET Notes: Ecc 10:6 Heb “high places.”

NET Notes: Ecc 10:7 Heb “upon the earth.”

NET Notes: Ecc 10:8 Heb “a serpent will bite him.” The clause “he who breaks through a wall” (וּפֹרֵץ &#...

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