Ecclesiastes 10:16-20
English Standard Version
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!
18 Through sloth the roof sinks in,
and through indolence the house leaks.
19 Bread is made for laughter,
and (C)wine gladdens life,
and (D)money answers everything.
20 Even in your thoughts, (E)do not curse the king,
nor in your (F)bedroom curse the rich,
for a bird of the air will carry your voice,
or some winged creature tell the matter.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.