“Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; 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.”

Ecclesiastes 10:20 (KJV) |

Ecclesiastes 10:20

From Ecclesiastes 10, in the Book of Ecclesiastes (Old Testament).

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By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

19

A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

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Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; 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.

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