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17 Happy are you, O land, when your king is from nobility,
    and your princes are feasting at the appropriate time—
    with self-control and not drunkenness!

18 The roof beams sink in with slothfulness,
    and with the idleness of one’s hands the house drips.

19 They make feasts for laughter,
    and wine gladdens life;
    but money resolves everything.

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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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