17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

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17 Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time—for might and not for (A)drinking. 18 Through (B)indolence the beams sag, and through slack hands the house leaks. 19 Men prepare bread for laughter, and (C)wine makes life glad, and (D)money [a]is the answer to everything.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 10:19 Lit answers all