Ecclesiastes 10: Wisdom and Folly in Daily Life

The Teacher gathers sayings showing how a little foolishness can spoil wisdom and how a fool exposes himself. He counsels calm before an angry ruler, laments fools raised to power, praises skill over brute effort, and warns against idle leaders, careless talk, and cursing the king.

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What point does the Teacher make with the picture of dead flies in perfume (10:1)?

Wisdom is too strong for folly ever to harm itA small amount of folly can spoil much wisdomOnly great sins can ruin a good reputationSmall faults matter little beside a wise life