Holy Scripture
Ecclesiastes 10:1
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“Moreover, flies falling into myrrh, and suffocated therein, make both the appearance of that pleasant ointment and the anointing therewith an unseemly thing; and to be mindful of wisdom and of folly together is in no way proper. The wise man, indeed, is his own leader to right actions; but the fool inclines to erring…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
1Pestilent flies will corrupt a preparation of sweet ointment: And a little wisdom is more precious than great glory of folly.
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— Ecclesiastes 10:1 —
2A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; But a fool’s heart at his left.
3Yea, and whenever a fool walks by the way, His heart will fail him, And all that he thinks of is folly.