Ecclesiastes 10:12-20 - The Consequences Of Foolishness

¹² The words of the wise one's mouth, grace; and the lips of the foolish one shall swallow him down. ¹³ The beginning of the words of his mouth, folly: and the latter state of his mouth the folly of evil. ¹⁴ And the foolish one will multiply words: man shall not know what shall be; and what shall be after him, who shall announce to him? ¹⁵ The labor of the foolish will weary them, because he knew not to go to the city. ¹⁶ Wo! to thee, O land: thy king a youth, and thy chiefs will eat in the morning. ¹⁷ Happy thou, O land: thy king the son of nobles, and thy chiefs shall eat in time, in strength and not in drinking. ¹⁸ By sloth the frame work will pine away; and by the letting down of the hands, the house will drop. ¹⁹ For laughter they make bread, and wine will gladden the living: and silver will answer with all. ²⁰ Thou shalt not curse the king in thy consciousness, and in thy bed-chamber thou shalt not curse the rich for the bird of the heavens will bring the voice, and the possessor of wings shall announce the word.