Ecclesiastes 10:1 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; `so' doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
Bible in Basic English (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.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to stink [and] ferment; [so] a little folly is weightier than wisdom [and] honour.
World English Bible (WEB)
Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Dead flies cause a perfumer's perfume To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom -- By reason of honour -- a little folly!
| Dead | זְב֣וּבֵי | zĕbûbê | zeh-VOO-vay |
| flies | מָ֔וֶת | māwet | MA-vet |
| cause the ointment | יַבְאִ֥ישׁ | yabʾîš | yahv-EESH |
| of the apothecary | יַבִּ֖יעַ | yabbîaʿ | ya-BEE-ah |
| forth send to | שֶׁ֣מֶן | šemen | SHEH-men |
| a stinking savour: | רוֹקֵ֑חַ | rôqēaḥ | roh-KAY-ak |
| little a doth so | יָקָ֛ר | yāqār | ya-KAHR |
| folly | מֵחָכְמָ֥ה | mēḥokmâ | may-hoke-MA |
| reputation in is that him | מִכָּב֖וֹד | mikkābôd | mee-ka-VODE |
| for wisdom | סִכְל֥וּת | siklût | seek-LOOT |
| and honour. | מְעָֽט׃ | mĕʿāṭ | meh-AT |