Ecclesiastes 10:18
Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
19A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
Proverbs 20:4The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
Hebrews 6:11We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
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 →