Ecclesiastes 10 gives a list of sayings emphasizing the good of wisdom and the negativity of folly. He starts with: as dead flies give perfume a bad smell so folly outweighs wisdom and honour… fools lack sense… I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves… if a snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer… words from a wise man are gracious, but a fool is consumed by his own lips… the fool multiplies words… blessed are you, O land whose king is of noble birth… if a man is lazy the rafters sag… a feast is made for laughter and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything!
