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Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil ferment and stink; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
Dead flies turn a perfumer’s oil rancid, so a little foolishness is more potent than wisdom and honor.
As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Dead flies putrefy the perfumer’s ointment, And cause it to give off a foul odor; So does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor.
As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink, so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor.