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Ecclesiastes 10:16-18
1599 Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 10:16-18
1599 Geneva Bible
16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a [a]child, and thy princes [b]eat in the morning.
17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy King is the son [c]of nobles, and thy princes eat in time, for strength and not for drunkenness.
18 By slothfulness the roof of the house goeth to decay, and by the idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
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- Ecclesiastes 10:16 That is, without wisdom and counsel.
- Ecclesiastes 10:16 Are given to their lusts, and pleasures.
- Ecclesiastes 10:17 Meaning, when he is noble for virtue and wisdom, and with the gifts of God.
Ecclesiastes 10:16-18
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 10:16-18
New International Version
16 Woe to the land whose king was a servant[a](A)
and whose princes feast in the morning.
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.(B)
18 Through laziness, the rafters sag;
because of idle hands, the house leaks.(C)
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 10:16 Or king is a child
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