Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labor which I took under the sun.

Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: why should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?

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

Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth an offensive odor: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor.