OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 16

Ecclesiastes 10:16

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Woe to you, land, when your king is a child,

and your princes eat in the morning!

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Ecclesiastes 10:16 in context

Ecclesiastes 10:13–19

13

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

14

A fool also multiplies words.

Man doesn’t know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?

15

The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn’t know how to go to the city.

16
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Woe to you, land, when your king is a child,

and your princes eat in the morning!

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.

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