Neville Goddard on Ecclesiastes 10:1-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ecclesiastes 10 in context

Scripture Focus

1Dead 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.

2A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

3Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

Ecclesiastes 10:1-3

Biblical Context

Dead flies pollute the ointment of reputation; a little folly undermines wisdom. The wise heart is at the right, the fool at the left; when the fool travels the path his wisdom fails and he calls others fools.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this scripture the ointment is your inner perception and the dead flies are stray thoughts that stink if you attend to them. The right hand is the conscious alignment with the I AM, the stable center of awareness that keeps your fragrance intact; the left hand is a drifting imagination born of fear, vanity, and ego. When a fool walks the path the mind refuses its true discernment, and the mind calls others fools to hide its misalignment. The healing is simple: you must assume the right hand posture now, remaining in the I AM, and feel the fragrance return as you revise every outward judgment into inward calm awareness. Practice the art of mental revision: affirm that you are the fragrance of discernment, the I AM who creates wisdom. Your outer life will follow this inward state as you dwell in awareness rather than argument.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and imagine the ointment clearing; affirm I am the I AM and my discernment stays pristine. Then hold that feeling for several breaths and let it color your next action.