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Ecclesiastes 10:17-19
American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 10:17-19
American Standard Version
17 Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is [a]the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! 18 By slothfulness the [b]roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh. 19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.
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- Ecclesiastes 10:17 Or, a free man
- Ecclesiastes 10:18 Or, rafters sink
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.
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