Ecclesiastes 10:16-18

Modern English Version

¹⁶ Woe to you, O land, when your king is a lad,
    and your princes are feasting in the morning!
¹⁷ Happy are you, O land, when your king is from nobility,
    and your princes are feasting at the appropriate time—
    with self-control and not drunkenness!

¹⁸ The roof beams sink in with slothfulness,
    and with the idleness of one’s hands the house drips.