Ecclesiastes 10:1

Muscæ morientes perdunt suavitatem unguenti. Pretiosior est sapientia et gloria, parva et ad tempus stultitia.

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In The King James Version

Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.

In Context

2Cor sapientis in dextera ejus, et cor stulti in sinistra illius.

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Cross References

Exodus 30:25faciesque unctionis oleum sanctum, unguentum compositum opere unguentarii,

2 Chronicles 19:2Cui occurrit Jehu filius Hanani videns, et ait ad eum: Impio præbes auxilium, et his qui oderunt Dominum amicitia jungeris, et idcirco iram quidem Domini merebaris:

Matthew 5:13Vos estis sal terræ. Quod si sal evanuerit, in quo salietur? ad nihilum valet ultra, nisi ut mittatur foras, et conculcetur ab hominibus.

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