Ecclesiastes 10:17-19
World English Bible
17 Happy are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles,
and your princes eat in due season,
for strength, and not for drunkenness!
18 By slothfulness the roof sinks in;
and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
19 A feast is made for laughter,
and wine makes the life glad;
and money is the answer for all things.
Ecclesiastes 10:17-19
King James Version
17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
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Ecclesiastes 10:17-19
New King James Version
17 Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles,
And your (A)princes feast at the proper time—
For strength and not for drunkenness!
18 Because of laziness the [a]building decays,
And (B)through idleness of hands the house leaks.
19 A feast is made for laughter,
And (C)wine makes merry;
But money answers everything.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 10:18 Lit. rafters sink
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