17 Blessed are you, land whose king is of nobility, and whose princes eat at the appropriate time—for strength and not for (A)drunkenness. 18 Through (B)extreme laziness the rafters sag, and through idleness the house leaks. 19 People prepare a meal for enjoyment, (C)wine makes life joyful, and (D)money [a]is the answer to everything.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 10:19 Lit answers all

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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