Ecclesiastes 10:16-18
New American Standard Bible 1995
16 Woe to you, O land, whose (A)king is a lad and whose princes [a]feast in the morning. 17 Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time—for strength and not for (B)drunkenness. 18 Through (C)indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.
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- Ecclesiastes 10:16 Lit eat
Ecclesiastes 10:16-18
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.
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