Ecclesiastes 10:18

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

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

In Context

17Happy are thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy rulers feast in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

19A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes glad the life, and money answers all things.

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Cross References

Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule, but the slothful shall be put under task work.

Proverbs 20:4The sluggard will not plow because of the winter. Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe [a man] with rags.

Hebrews 6:11And we earnestly desire each of you to show the same diligence toward the full assurance of the hope until the end,

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 10:17-20

Mutual Duties of Princes and Subjects. 16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! 17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! 18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. 19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. 20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse… Read the whole commentary →

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