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Ecclesiastes 10:17-19
World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 10:17-19
World English Bible
17 Happy are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles,
and your princes eat in due season,
for strength, and not for drunkenness!
18 By slothfulness the roof sinks in;
and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
19 A feast is made for laughter,
and wine makes the life glad;
and money is the answer for all things.
Ecclesiastes 10:17-19
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 10:17-19
New International Version
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.(A)
18 Through laziness, the rafters sag;
because of idle hands, the house leaks.(B)
19 A feast is made for laughter,
wine(C) makes life merry,
and money is the answer for everything.
Ecclesiastes 10:17-19
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 10:17-19
King James Version
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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