Ecclesiastes 10:16-18

Contemporary English Version

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.
¹⁸ Some people are too lazy
to fix a leaky roof—
    then the house collapses.