Ecclesiastes 10:16-18

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁶ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and when the princes eat in the morning.

¹⁷ Blessed is the land, whose king is noble, and whose princes eat in due season for refreshment, and not for riotousness.

¹⁸ By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.