Ecclesiastes 10:1 says, 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. Solomon seems to be bringing together a collection of proverbs in this chapter, more than preaching, according to Matthew Henry.  In this verse, he speaks about folly ruining ones reputation as dead flies ruin an ointment.  It causes the ointment to stink and be useless.  If we allow folly to ruin our reputation, as followers of Christ, we can only confess, ask forgiveness, and hope to begin to rebuild what we have lost.  What we cannot afford to do is allow ourselves to just wallow in the stench of our folly.  We cannot change the past, and even if the world continues to judge us by our folly, we cannot allow it to determine who we are in God's sight.  Once forgiven, God no longer sees the folly, or sin as we should call it.  Verse two says, A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.  Being left-handed, I will still attempt to discuss what I believe Solomon to have been saying.  Throughout history, the right hand has indicated things that are correct in the eyes of the world, and the left hand has indicated things that are evil or sinister.  I believe Solomon was saying that the heart of a wise man is dedicated to doing the will of God, or that which is right.  Likewise, the heart of the fool, those who do not acknowledge God, is turned to evil or sinister things.  Verse three says, Yea 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.  The wisdom of a fool will ultimately fail him, and the world will know that he is a fool.  Those that deny God and rely on their own wisdom will one day realize how foolish they really were, if not in this world, then in the world to come.