Ecclesiastes 10:17-19

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁷ Happy are you, O land, when your king is a nobleman,
    and your princes feast at the proper time—
    for strength, and not for drunkenness!
¹⁸ Through sloth the roof sinks in,
    and through indolence the house leaks.
¹⁹ Feasts are made for laughter;
    wine gladdens life,
    and money meets every need.