We now come to an onslaught of proverbs. Solomon hammers his point home again and again with many nails, as he mentions later (12:11). Work hard, he says, before the Lord, and with an honest good sense. The proverbs spur us on to this good sense. Dead flies in the ointment have a lesson to teach (10:1). A little folly in a wise man is far more visible than a little wisdom in a fool. A wise man clearly has more to lose. Ketchup on a white shirt is highly visible.
