BRAGADAYJAH 1649

BRAGADAYJAH 1649 Ecclesiastes 10: Verses 11-20 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up itself. The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. A fool also is full of words; a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. Woe unto thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the mornings! Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is a son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength and not for drunkenness! By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hand the house droppeth through. A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry; but money answereth all things. Curse not the king, no not in thy thoughts; and curse not the rich, in thy bedchamber; for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.