Ecclesiastes 10:1
American King James Version (AKJV)
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking smell: so does a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor.
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.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs 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.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
Dying flies ruin the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a brief and limited foolishness.
Darby Bible (DBY)
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to stink and ferment; so a little folly is weightier than wisdom and honour.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
Dying flies spoil the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a small and shortlived folly.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Dead flies cause the ointment of the perfumer to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
Dead flies can make perfumed oil smell bad. Likewise a little foolishness outweighs great wisdom and honor.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
Dead flies make the ointment of the perfumer fetid and putrid; So doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.
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.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
Webster Bible (Webster)
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth an offensive odor: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor.
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.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to produce an evil odour; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.
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!