As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so, unbecoming to a dullard is honour.

And, when it was told Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried aloud, - and said unto them - Hearken unto me, ye owners of Shechem, and may God, hearken unto you.

but, if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the owners of Shechem, and the house of Millo, - and let fire come out from the owners of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech!

Thus did God requite the wickedness of Abimelech, which he had done to his father, in slaying his seventy brethren;

Is it not wheat harvest, to-day? I will cry unto Yahweh, that he may give forth thunderings and rain, - know ye then and see, that, your wrong, is great which ye have done in the sight of Yahweh, in asking for yourselves, a king.

After these things, did King Ahasuerus promote to power Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and exalted him, - and placed his seat above all the rulers who were with him.

So Hathach went forth unto Mordecai, - in the broadway of the city, which was before the gate of the king.

And Hathach came in and told Esther, the words of Mordecai.

On every side, the lawless, march about, - when worthlessness is exalted by the sons of men.

Despised in his sight, is the reprobate, but, them who revere Yahweh, he doth honour, he hath sworn to his neighbour, and will not change;

Why dost thou boast thyself of wickedness, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of GOD, lasteth all the day.

Unseemly in an unworthy man, is the lip of excellence, much more, in one of noble mind, the lip of falsehood.

Unseemly for dullard, is delicate living, how much more for, a servant, to bear rule over princes.

A whip for the horse, a bridle a for the ass, and a rod for the back of dullards.

Like tying a stone to a sling, so, is he that giveth honour, to a dullard.

A leader, may lack intelligence, yet abound in oppressions, The hater of greed, shall lengthen out days.

Here was a misfortune I had seen under the sun, - a veritable mistake that was going forth from the presence of one who had power:

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As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

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Is it not wheat harvest, to-day? I will cry unto Yahweh, that he may give forth thunderings and rain, - know ye then and see, that, your wrong, is great which ye have done in the sight of Yahweh, in asking for yourselves, a king.
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