Chapter 10

10:1 [hgb]  死 苍 蝇 ， 使 作 香 的 膏 油 发 出 臭 气 。 这 样 ， 一 点 愚 昧 ， 也 能 败 坏 智 慧 和 尊 荣 。 
    [kjv]  Dead flies cause the ointment¹ of the apothecary² to send forth³ a stinking⁴ savour: so doth a little folly⁵ him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
    [bbe]  Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more valued is a little wisdom than the great glory of the foolish.
10:2 [hgb]  智 慧 人 的 心 居 右 。 愚 昧 人 的 心 居 左 。 
    [kjv]  A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
    [bbe]  The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong.
10:3 [hgb]  并 且 愚 昧 人 行 路 ， 显 出 无 知 。 对 众 人 说 ， 他 是 愚 昧 人 。 
    [kjv]  Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
    [bbe]  And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.
10:4 [hgb]  掌 权 者 的 心 ， 若 向 你 发 怒 ， 不 要 离 开 你 的 本 位 ， 因 为 柔 和 能 免 大 过 。 
    [kjv]  If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
    [bbe]  If the wrath⁶ of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.
10:5 [hgb]  我 见 日 光 之 下 ， 有 一 件 祸 患 ， 似 乎 出 于 掌 权 的 错 误 ， 
    [kjv]  There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
    [bbe]  There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler:
10:6 [hgb]  就 是 愚 昧 人 立 在 高 位 。 富 足 人 坐 在 低 位 。 
    [kjv]  Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
    [bbe]  The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.
10:7 [hgb]  我 见 过 仆 人 骑 马 ， 王 子 像 仆 人 在 地 上 步 行 。 
    [kjv]  I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
    [bbe]  I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants.
10:8 [hgb]  挖 陷 坑 的 ， 自 己 必 掉 在 其 中 。 拆 墙 垣 的 ， 必 为 蛇 所 咬 。 
    [kjv]  He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
    [bbe]  He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.
10:9 [hgb]  凿 开 （ 或 作 挪 移 ） 石 头 的 ， 必 受 损 伤 。 劈 开 木 头 的 ， 必 遭 危 险 。 
    [kjv]  Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby⁷.
    [bbe]  He who gets out stones from the earth will be damaged by them, and in the cutting of wood there is danger.
10:10 [hgb]  铁 器 钝 了 ， 若 不 将 刃 磨 快 ， 就 必 多 费 气 力 。 但 得 智 慧 指 教 ， 便 有 益 处 。 
    [kjv]  If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet⁸ the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
    [bbe]  If the iron has no edge, and he does not make it sharp, then he has to put out more strength; but wisdom makes things go well.
10:11 [hgb]  未 行 法 术 以 先 ， 蛇 若 咬 人 ， 后 行 法 术 也 是 无 益 。 
    [kjv]  Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment⁹; and a babbler is no better.
    [bbe]  If a snake gives a bite before the word of power is said, then there is no longer any use in the word of power.
10:12 [hgb]  智 慧 人 的 口 ， 说 出 恩 言 。 愚 昧 人 的 嘴 ， 吞 灭 自 己 。 
    [kjv]  The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
    [bbe]  The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.
10:13 [hgb]  他 口 中 的 言 语 ， 起 头 是 愚 昧 。 他 话 的 末 尾 ， 是 奸 恶 的 狂 妄 。 
    [kjv]  The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous¹⁰ madness.
    [bbe]  The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.
10:14 [hgb]  愚 昧 人 多 有 言 语 ， 人 却 不 知 将 来 有 什 么 事 。 他 身 后 的 事 ， 谁 能 告 诉 他 呢 ？ 
    [kjv]  A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
    [bbe]  The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?
10:15 [hgb]  凡 愚 昧 人 ， 他 的 劳 碌 使 自 己 困 乏 。 因 为 连 进 城 的 路 他 也 不 知 道 。 
    [kjv]  The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
    [bbe]  The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.
10:16 [hgb]  邦 国 阿 ， 你 的 王 若 是 孩 童 ， 你 的 群 臣 早 晨 宴 乐 ， 你 就 有 祸 了 。 
    [kjv]  Woe¹¹ to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
    [bbe]  Unhappy is the land whose king is a boy, and whose rulers are feasting in the morning.
10:17 [hgb]  邦 国 阿 ， 你 的 王 若 是 贵 胄 之 子 ， 你 的 群 臣 按 时 吃 喝 ， 为 要 补 力 ， 不 为 酒 醉 ， 你 就 有 福 了 。 
    [kjv]  Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
    [bbe]  Happy is the land whose ruler is of noble birth, and whose chiefs take food at the right time, for strength and not for feasting.
10:18 [hgb]  因 人 懒 惰 ， 房 顶 塌 下 。 因 人 手 懒 ， 房 屋 滴 漏 。 
    [kjv]  By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
    [bbe]  When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house.
10:19 [hgb]  设 摆 筵 席 ， 是 为 喜 笑 。 酒 能 使 人 快 活 ， 钱 能 叫 万 事 应 心 。 
    [kjv]  A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
    [bbe]  A feast is for laughing, and wine makes glad the heart; but by the one and the other money is wasted.
10:20 [hgb]  你 不 可 咒 诅 君 王 ， 也 不 可 心 怀 此 念 。 在 你 卧 房 也 不 可 咒 诅 富 户 。 因 为 空 中 的 鸟 ， 必 传 扬 这 声 音 。 有 翅 膀 的 ， 也 必 述 说 这 事 。 
    [kjv]  Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
    [bbe]  Say not a curse against the king, even in your thoughts; and even secretly say not a curse against the man of wealth; because a bird of the air will take the voice, and that which has wings will give news of it.

1 ointment   

n.药膏，油膏，软膏

参考例句：

• Your foot will feel better after the application of this ointment.敷用这药膏后，你的脚会感到舒服些。
• This herbal ointment will help to close up your wound quickly.这种中草药膏会帮助你的伤口很快愈合。

2 apothecary   

n.药剂师

参考例句：

• I am an apothecary of that hospital.我是那家医院的一名药剂师。
• He was the usual cut and dry apothecary,of no particular age and color.他是那种再普通不过的行医者，说不出多大年纪，相貌也没什么值得一提的。

3 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

4 stinking   

adj.臭的，烂醉的，讨厌的v.散发出恶臭( stink的现在分词 )；发臭味；名声臭；糟透

参考例句：

• I was pushed into a filthy, stinking room. 我被推进一间又脏又臭的屋子里。
• Those lousy, stinking ships. It was them that destroyed us. 是的！就是那些该死的蠢猪似的臭飞船！是它们毁了我们。 来自英汉非文学 - 科幻

5 folly   

n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话

参考例句：

• Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
• Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。

6 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

7 thereby   

adv.因此，从而

参考例句：

• I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市，因此对它不怎么熟悉。
• He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民，因而得到了投票权。

8 whet   

v.磨快，刺激

参考例句：

• I've read only the fIrst few pages of her book,but It was enough to whet my appetIte.她的书我只看了开头几页，但已经引起我极大的兴趣。
• A really good catalogue can also whet customers' appetites for merchandise.一份真正好的商品目录也可以激起顾客购买的欲望。

9 enchantment   

n.迷惑，妖术，魅力

参考例句：

• The beauty of the scene filled us with enchantment.风景的秀丽令我们陶醉。
• The countryside lay as under some dread enchantment.乡村好像躺在某种可怖的魔法之下。

10 mischievous   

adj.调皮的，恶作剧的，有害的，伤人的

参考例句：

• He is a mischievous but lovable boy.他是一个淘气但可爱的小孩。
• A mischievous cur must be tied short.恶狗必须拴得短。

11 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。