Ecclesiastes 10, sung word for word in more than 20 music styles, with the words on screen. Free. Choose a style and a voice to play it.
1 -As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
2 -A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
3 -Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.
4 -If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
5 -There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:
6 -Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.
7 -I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.
8 -He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
9 -The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.
10 -If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
11 -If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
12 -The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
13 -The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.
14 -Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?
15 -The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.
16 -Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.
17 -Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.
18 -Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
19 -A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
20 -Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.
(Berean Standard Bible)
