Ecclesiastes 10:17

World English Bible (WEB)

"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! "

About Ecclesiastes

A reflection on the meaning of life and finding purpose in God.

Old Testament • Book #21

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

Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!

By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.

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