Ecclesiastes 10:1-2

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Miscellaneous Observations

10 Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off an evil odor;
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
²A wise man’s heart inclines him toward the right,
but a fool’s heart toward the left.

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