Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.

Do not allow thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin, nor say thou before the [heavenly] agent, that is was an error. Why should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?

Say thou not, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? For thou do not inquire wisely concerning this.

Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor, [so] a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.