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Ecclesiastes 10:16-17
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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)

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  1. Ecclesiastes 10:16 Or king is a child
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Ecclesiastes 10:16-17
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16 (A)Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child,
    and your princes feast in the morning!
17 Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of the nobility,
    and your princes feast at the proper time,
    for strength, and not for (B)drunkenness!

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Ecclesiastes 10:16-17
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16 Woe to you, land whose (A)king is a boy, and whose princes [a]feast in the morning. 17 Blessed are you, land whose king is of nobility, and whose princes eat at the appropriate time—for strength and not for (B)drunkenness.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 10:16 Lit eat
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Ecclesiastes 10:16-17
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16 Too bad for you, land,
    whose king is a boy
    and whose princes feast in the morning.
17 Happy is the land
    whose king is dignified
    and whose princes feast at the right time for energy,
        not for drunkenness.

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Ecclesiastes 10:16-17
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16 A country is in for trouble
    when its ruler is childish,
and its leaders
    party all day long.
17 But a nation will prosper
    when its ruler is mature,
and its leaders
    don't party too much.

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