Ecclesiastes 10:18
By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
19For laughter they make bread, and wine that the living may feast: and all things obey money.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the valiant shall bear rule: but that which is slothful, shall be under tribute.
Proverbs 20:4Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him.
Proverbs 23:21Because they that give themselves to drinking, and that club together shall be consumed; and drowsiness shall be clothed with rags.
Hebrews 6:11And we desire that every one of you shew forth the same carefulness to the accomplishing of hope unto 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 →