Ecclesiastes 10:1

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

ASV Byzantine Text

Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

Asang Khongca Bible

Kadueh taksae mah hmuihoih tui to hmuisae ah angcoengsak baktih toengah, kamthu khosakhaih mah palunghahaih hoi ahmin kahoih pakoehhaih to amrosak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Dueknah pilyang loh thungnom situi thaa te a rhim sak bangla vel lunghmangnah vik te cueihnah lakah khaw, thangpomnah lakah khaw nul.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Dueknah pilyang loh thungnom situi thaa te a rhim sak bangla vel lunghmangnah vik te cueihnah lakah khaw, thangpomnah lakah khaw nul.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

O NA nalo make, he mea ia e pilau ai ka laau hamo a ka mea hana laau, pela no ka hana uhauha iki ana, ka mea i manaoia he naauao, a he hanohano hoi.

English Berean Standard Bible

As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Mouch mouri gate tout boutèy odè. Yo fè l' santi. Konsa tou, yon sèl ti betiz ka fè tout gwo konesans ou pase pou anyen. Sa ka fè moun pa respekte ou ankò.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

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

Bible in Basic English

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.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Les mouches mortes font sentir mauvais, elles font fermenter l’huile du parfumeur ; [ainsi fait] un peu de folie, [à l’égard de] celui qui est estimé pour sa sagesse et sa gloire .

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Muchy mrtvé nasmrazují a nakažují mast apatekářskou; tak pro moudrost a slávu vzácného maličko bláznovství zohyžďuje.

Kosraean Bible

Loang misa uh ku in oru sufa nufon soko ke mwe akmusra keng in kolukla fohlo, ouinge ouiya na lalfon srisrik se ku in akkolukyela lalmwetmet na lulap.

World Portuguese Bible

Moscas mortas fazem o óleo do perfumista produzir um mau cheiro; assim um pouco de insensatez pesa mais que a sabedoria e a honra.

Romanian BTF Bible

Muștele moarte fac untdelemnul parfumierului să trimită o aromă împuțită; tot așa îi face o mică prostie celui însemnat pentru înțelepciune și onoare.

Brenton English Septuagint

Pestilent flies will corrupt a preparation of sweet ointment: and a little wisdom is more precious than great glory of folly.

Burmese Common Language Bible

အထုံသမားလုပ်သော နံ့သာဆီကို သေသော ယင်ကောင်သည် နံစေသကဲ့သို့၊ အနည်းငယ်သောအမိုက် သည် ပညာနှင့်ဂုဏ်အသရေထင်ရှားသောသူကို ထိုအတူ ဖြစ်စေတတ်၏။

Darby Translation

Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to stink [and] ferment; [so] a little folly is weightier than wisdom [and] honour.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Tote Fliegen machen das Öl des Salbenmischers stinkend und gärend: ein wenig Torheit hat mehr Gewicht als Weisheit und Ehre. -

Dutch Bible 1917

Een dode vlieg doet de zalf des apothekers stinken en opwellen; alzo een weinig dwaasheid een man, die kostelijk is van wijsheid en van eer.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Dode vliegen verpesten welriekende balsem; Zo verliest de edelste wijsheid door een weinig dwaasheid haar roem.

Italian Diodati Bible

LE mosche morte fanno putire, e ribollir l'olio odorifero del profumiere; così un poco di stoltizia guasta il pregio della sapienza e della gloria.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Dying flies spoil the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a small and shortlived folly.

Geneva Bible 1599

Dead flies cause to stinke, and putrifie the ointment of the apoticarie: so doeth a litle follie him that is in estimation for wisedome, and for glorie.

Noyes Bible

Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer loathsome and corrupt; thus doth a little folly weigh down wisdom and honor.

Danish Bible 1931

Døde Fluer gør Salveblanderens Olie stinkende, lidt Dårskab ødelægger Visdommens Værd.

Leeser Tanakh

Dead flies cause the precious oil of the apothecary to become stinking and foaming; so doth a little folly him that is valued for wisdom and honor.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Dead flies make the ointment of the perfumer fetid and putrid; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Con ruồi chết làm cho thúi dầu thơm của thợ hòa hương; cũng vậy, một chút điên dại làm nhẹ danh một người khôn ngoan sang trọng.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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.

Revised West Version

‌ʻOku fakanamukū ʻe he lango kuo mate ʻae meʻa namu lelei ʻae tangata faitoʻo: pea ʻoku pehē ʻae vale siʻi ʻo ha taha ʻoku ongoongoa ʻa ʻene poto mo ʻene angatonu.

French Ostervald Bible

Les mouches mortes corrompent et font fermenter l'huile du parfumeur; ainsi fait un peu de folie à l'égard de celui qui est estimé pour sa sagesse et pour sa gloire.

Esperanto Bible

Venenaj muŝoj putrigas kaj haladzigas la oleon de parfumisto; pli ŝatata ol saĝo kaj honoro ofte estas malgranda malsaĝaĵo.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Les mouches mortes infectent et font fermenter l’huile du parfumeur; un peu de folie l’emporte sur la sagesse et sur la gloire.

German Luther Bible 1912

Schädliche Fliegen verderben gute Salben; also wiegt ein wenig Torheit schwerer denn Weisheit und Ehre.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Pestilent flies will corrupt a preparation of sweet ointment: and a little wisdom is more precious than great glory of folly.

British English Septuagint 2012

Pestilent flies will corrupt a preparation of sweet ointment: and a little wisdom is more precious than great glory of folly.

Majority Standard BIble

As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Webster Bible

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.

Revised Version

Dead flies cause the ointment of the perfumer to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Le mosche morte fanno puzzare e imputridire l’olio del profumiere; un po’ di follia guasta il pregio della sapienza e della gloria.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Les mouches mortes donnent une mauvaise odeur à l'huile du parfumeur ; ainsi un peu de folie pèse plus lourd que la sagesse et l'honneur.

Reina Valera 1909

LAS moscas muertas hacen heder y dar mal olor el perfume del perfumista: así una pequeña locura, al estimado por sabiduría y honra.

Spanish BLL

Las moscas muertas echan a perder el perfume del fabricante; así también, un poco de tontería pesa más que la sabiduría y el honor.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Las moscas muertas hacen que el ungüento del perfumista hieda y se corrompa; así un poco de locura pesa más que la sabiduría y la honra.

Croatian Bible

Uginula muha usmrdi mirisno ulje, a i malo ludosti jače je od mudrosti i časti.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Od mrtvih muva usmrdi se i pokvari ulje apotekarsko, tako od malo ludosti cena mudrosti i slavi.

German Textbibel

Giftige Fliegen machen stinkend, gährend das Öl des Salbenhändlers; gewichtiger als Weisheit, als Ehre ist ein wenig Thorheit.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Pestilent flies will corrupt a preparation of sweet ointment: And a little wisdom is more precious than great glory of folly.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

זְב֣וּבֵי מָ֔וֶת יַבְאִ֥ישׁ יַבִּ֖יעַ שֶׁ֣מֶן רוֹקֵ֑חַ יָקָ֛ר מֵחָכְמָ֥ה מִכָּב֖וֹד סִכְל֥וּת מְעָֽט׃