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Ecclesiastes 10:13
The beginning of his words is folly, and the end of his talk is a mischievous error.
Ecclesiastes 10:13 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Ecclesiastes 10:13 in other translations
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
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In context
10 If the iron be blunt, and be not as before, but be made blunt, with much labour it shall be sharpened: and after industry shall follow wisdom.
11 If a serpent bite in silence, he is nothing better that backbiteth secretly.
12 The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.
13 The beginning of his words is folly, and the end of his talk is a mischievous error.
14 A fool multiplieth words. A man cannot tell what hath been before him: and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
15 The labour of fools shall afflict them that know not how to go to the city.
16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and when the princes eat in the morning.
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