Ecclesiastes 10:12-20 - The Consequences Of Foolishness

¹² The words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious,
but the lips of a fool consume him.
¹³ The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly,
but the end of his speaking is evil madness.
¹⁴ Yet the fool multiplies words.
No one knows what will happen,
and who can tell anyone what will happen after him?
¹⁵ The struggles of fools weary them,
for they don’t know how to go to the city.
¹⁶ Woe to you, land, when your king is a youth
and your princes feast in the morning.
¹⁷ Blessed are you, land, when your king is a son of nobles
and your princes feast at the proper time—
for strength and not for drunkenness.
¹⁸ Because of laziness the roof caves in,
and because of negligent hands the house leaks.
¹⁹ A feast is prepared for laughter,
and wine makes life happy,
and money is the answer for everything.
²⁰ Do not curse the king even in your thoughts,
and do not curse a rich person even in your bedroom,
for a bird of the sky may carry the message,
and a winged creature may report the matter.