Ecclesiastes 10:1
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Young's Literal Translation
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!

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
As dead
מָ֔וֶת (mā·weṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin

flies
זְב֣וּבֵי (zə·ḇū·ḇê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 2070: A fly

bring
יַבִּ֖יעַ (yab·bî·a‘)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5042: To gush forth, to utter, to emit

a stench
יַבְאִ֥ישׁ (yaḇ·’îš)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 887: To smell bad, to be offensive

to the perfumer’s
רוֹקֵ֑חַ (rō·w·qê·aḥ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7543: To mix or compound oil or ointment

oil,
שֶׁ֣מֶן (še·men)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8081: Grease, liquid, richness

so a little
מְעָֽט׃ (mə·‘āṭ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few

folly
סִכְל֥וּת (siḵ·lūṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 5531: Silliness

outweighs
יָקָ֛ר (yā·qār)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 3368: Precious, rare, splendid, weighty

wisdom
מֵחָכְמָ֥ה (mê·ḥā·ḵə·māh)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2451: Wisdom

and honor.
מִכָּב֖וֹד (mik·kā·ḇō·wḏ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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