Ecclesiastes 10:18

By slothful neglect a building will be brought low: and by idleness of the hands the house will fall to pieces.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17Blessed art thou, O land, whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes shall eat seasonably, for strength, and shall not be ashamed.

19Men prepare bread for laughter, and wine and oil that the living should rejoice: but to money all things will humbly yield obedience.

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Cross References

Proverbs 12:24The hand of chosen men shall easily obtain rule; but the deceitful shall be for a prey.

Proverbs 20:4A sluggard when reproached is not ashamed: so also he who borrows corn in harvest.

Proverbs 23:21for every drunkard and whoremonger shall be poor; and every sluggard shall clothe himself with tatters and ragged garments.

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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