King James Version (KJV)
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.
Modern English
Dead flies make the perfumer's ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Hebrew
זְבוּבֵ֣י מָ֔וֶת יַבְאִ֖ישׁ יַבִּ֣יעַ שֶׁ֣מֶן רוֹקֵ֑חַ יָקָ֤ר מֵחָכְמָה֙ מִכָּב֔וֹד סִכְל֖וּת מְעָֽט׃
zbvbey mavet yabʾiysh yabiyʿa shemen rvoqeḥa yaqar meḥakmah mikabvod siklvt mʿaṭ