KLV - Ecclesiastes - 10

10:1  Heghpu' puvtaH cause the Hergh vo' the perfumer Daq ngeH vo' an mIghtaHghach odor; vaj ta'taH a mach folly outweigh valtaHghach je quv.

10:2  A val man's tIq ghaH Daq Daj nIH ghop, 'ach a fool's tIq Daq Daj poS.

10:3  HIja' je, ghorgh the fool yIttaH Sum the way, Daj yajtaHghach fails ghaH, je ghaH jatlhtaH Daq Hoch vetlh ghaH ghaH a fool.

10:4  chugh the qa' vo' the ruler rises Dung Daq SoH, yImev mej lIj Daq; vaD gentleness lays Dun offenses Daq leS.

10:5  pa' ghaH an mIghtaHghach nuq jIH ghaj leghpu' bIng the pemHov, the sort vo' error nuq proceeds vo' the ruler.

10:6  Folly ghaH cher Daq Dun dignity, je the rich ba' Daq a low Daq.

10:7  jIH ghaj leghpu' toy'wI'pu' Daq horses, je joHHom walking rur toy'wI'pu' Daq the tera'.

10:8  ghaH 'Iv digs a pit may pum Daq 'oH; je 'Iv breaks vegh a reD may taH bitten Sum a snake.

10:9  'Iv carves pa' naghmey may taH injured Sum chaH. 'Iv splits wood may taH endangered thereby.

10:10  chugh the axe ghaH blunt, je wa' ta'be' sharpen the edge, vaj ghaH must use latlh HoS; 'ach skill brings success.

10:11  chugh the snake choptaH qaSpa' 'oH ghaH charmed, vaj ghaH pa' ghobe' profit vaD the charmer's jat.

10:12  The mu'mey vo' a val man's nujDu' 'oH gracious; 'ach a fool ghaH swallowed Sum Daj ghaj wuSDu'.

10:13  The tagh vo' the mu'mey vo' Daj nujDu' ghaH foolishness; je the pItlh vo' Daj talk ghaH mischievous madness.

10:14  A fool je multiplies mu'mey. loD ta' taH' Sov nuq DichDaq taH; je vetlh nuq DichDaq be after ghaH, 'Iv laH ja' ghaH?

10:15  The labor vo' fools wearies Hoch wa' vo' chaH; vaD ghaH ta'be' Sov chay' Daq jaH Daq the veng.

10:16  Woe Daq SoH, puH, ghorgh lIj joH ghaH a puq, je lIj joHHom Sop Daq the po!

10:17  Quch 'oH SoH, puH, ghorgh lIj joH ghaH the puqloD vo' nobles, je lIj joHHom Sop Daq due season, vaD HoS, je ghobe' vaD drunkenness!

10:18  Sum slothfulness the roof sinks Daq; je vegh idleness vo' the ghopmey the tuq leaks.

10:19  A 'uQ'a' ghaH chenmoHta' vaD laughter, je HIq chen the yIn Quchqu'; je Huch ghaH the jang vaD Hoch Dochmey.

10:20  yImev mu'qaD the joH, ghobe', ghobe' Daq lIj thoughts; je yImev mu'qaD the rich Daq lIj bedchamber: vaD a toQ vo' the sky may carry lIj ghogh, je vetlh nuq ghajtaH telDu' may ja' the matter.