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Ecclesiastes 10:16

Wo be vnto thee O thou lande, whose kyng is but a chylde, and whose princes are early at their bankettes.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

In Context

15The labour of the foolishe is greeuous vnto them, whyle they know not howe to go into the citie.

17But well is thee O thou lande, whose kyng is come of nobles, and whose princes eate in due season for necessitie, and not for lust.

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Cross References

Isaiah 3:4And I shall geue children to be their princes, and babes shall rule ouer them.

Isaiah 5:11Wo be vnto them that rise vp early to folowe drunkennesse, continuyng vntyll nyght, tyll they be set on fire with wine.

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 10:13-16

The Contemptibleness of Folly. 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. 14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? 15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. Solomon, having shown the benefit of wisdom, and of what great… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

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