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Ecclesiastes 10:16-18
New King James Version

16 (A)Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child,
And your princes feast in the morning!
17 Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles,
And your (B)princes feast at the proper time—
For strength and not for drunkenness!
18 Because of laziness the [a]building decays,
And (C)through idleness of hands the house leaks.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 10:18 Lit. rafters sink
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