Ecclesiastes 10
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Ecclesiastes 10:16-20

16WoeH337 to thee, O landH776, when thy kingH4428 is a childH5288, and thy princesH8269 eatH398 in the morningH1242! 17BlessedH835 art thou, O landH776, when thy kingH4428 is the sonH1121 of noblesH2715, and thy princesH8269 eatH398 in due seasonH6256, for strengthH1369, and not for drunkennessH8358! 18By much slothfulnessH6103 the buildingH4746 decayethH4355; and through idlenessH8220 of the handsH3027 the houseH1004 droppeth throughH1811. 19A feastH3899 is madeH6213 for laughterH7814, and wineH3196 maketh merryH8055H2416: but moneyH3701 answerethH6030 all things .1 20CurseH7043 not the kingH4428, no not in thy thoughtH4093; and curseH7043 not the richH6223 in thy bedchamberH2315H4904: for a birdH5775 of the airH8064 shall carryH3212 the voiceH6963, and that which hathH1167 wingsH3671 shall tellH5046 the matterH1697.2

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  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 10:19 maketh...: Heb. maketh glad the life ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 10:20 thought: or, conscience ↩

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 10

Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain