New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 10:16-20
16Woe to you, O land, whose 1king is a lad and whose princes 2feast in the morning.
17Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time--for strength and not for 3drunkenness.
18Through 4indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.
19Men prepare a meal for enjoyment, and 5wine makes life merry, and 6money 7is the answer to everything.
20Furthermore, 8in your bedchamber do not 9curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the heavens will carry the sound and the winged creature will make the matter known.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 10:16 Is 3:4, 12 ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 10:16 Lit eat ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 10:17 Prov 31:4; Is 5:11 ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 10:18 Prov 24:30-34 ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 10:19 Judg 9:13; Ps 104:15; Eccl 2:3 ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 10:19 Eccl 7:12 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 10:19 Lit answers all ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 10:20 2 Kin 6:12; Luke 12:3 ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 10:20 Ex 22:28; Acts 23:5 ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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