Ecclesiastes 10:12-20 - The Consequences Of Foolishness

¹² The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction. ¹³ The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime. ¹⁴ The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him? ¹⁵ The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town. ¹⁶ Unhappy is the land whose king is a boy, and whose rulers are feasting in the morning. ¹⁷ Happy is the land whose ruler is of noble birth, and whose chiefs take food at the right time, for strength and not for feasting. ¹⁸ When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house. ¹⁹ A feast is for laughing, and wine makes glad the heart; but by the one and the other money is wasted. ²⁰ Say not a curse against the king, even in your thoughts; and even secretly say not a curse against the man of wealth; because a bird of the air will take the voice, and that which has wings will give news of it.