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Ecclesiastes 10:16-18
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 10:16-18
Holman Christian Standard Bible
16 Woe to you, land, when your king is a youth(A)
and your princes feast in the morning.
17 Blessed are you, land, when your king is a son of nobles
and your princes feast at the proper time—
for strength and not for drunkenness.(B)
18 Because of laziness the roof caves in,
and because of negligent hands the house leaks.
Ecclesiastes 10:16-18
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 10:16-18
New International Version
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)
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 10:16 Or king is a child
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