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The Ironies of Life

|Eclesiastes 10:1| As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink,
so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor.

|Eclesiastes 10:2| A wise person chooses the right road;
a fool takes the wrong one.

|Eclesiastes 10:3| You can identify fools
just by the way they walk down the street!

|Eclesiastes 10:4| If your boss is angry at you, don’t quit!
A quiet spirit can overcome even great mistakes.

|Eclesiastes 10:5| There is another evil I have seen under the sun. Kings and rulers make a grave mistake

|Eclesiastes 10:6| when they give great authority to foolish people and low positions to people of proven worth.

|Eclesiastes 10:7| I have even seen servants riding horseback like princes—and princes walking like servants!

|Eclesiastes 10:8| When you dig a well,
you might fall in.
When you demolish an old wall,
you could be bitten by a snake.

|Eclesiastes 10:9| When you work in a quarry,
stones might fall and crush you.
When you chop wood,
there is danger with each stroke of your ax.

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|Eclesiastes 10:10| Using a dull ax requires great strength,
so sharpen the blade.
That’s the value of wisdom;
it helps you succeed.