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Kohelet 10:1-2
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Kohelet 10:1-2
Orthodox Jewish Bible
10 Dead flies cause the perfumer’s shemen to send forth a foul odor; so doth a little sichlut outweigh chochmah and kavod.
2 A chacham’s lev is at his yamin (right hand); but a kesil’s lev is at his semol (left hand).
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Ecclesiastes 10:1-2
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 10:1-2
New International Version
10 As dead flies give perfume a bad smell,
so a little folly(A) outweighs wisdom and honor.
2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right,
but the heart of the fool to the left.
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