Ecclesiastes 10:15-19

New International Version

¹⁵ The toil of fools wearies them;
    they do not know the way to town.

¹⁶ Woe to the land whose king was a servant^[a](A)
    and whose princes feast in the morning.
¹⁷ Blessed is the land whose king is of noble birth
    and whose princes eat at a proper time—
    for strength and not for drunkenness.^(B)

¹⁸ Through laziness, the rafters sag;
    because of idle hands, the house leaks.^(C)

¹⁹ A feast is made for laughter,
    wine^(D) makes life merry,
    and money is the answer for everything.