Ecclesiastes 10:18
Lazy people let their roofs collapse; idle people don't repair their leaky houses.
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19A good meal brings pleasure; wine makes life pleasant; money provides for all needs.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:24Hard work brings leadership, but laziness brings slavery.
Proverbs 20:4Slackers don't sow when they should, so when harvest comes they don't have anything.
Proverbs 23:21For people who get drunk and overeat lose all they've got, and they spend so much time dozing that all they have left to wear is rags.
Hebrews 6:11We want each of you to show the same kind of commitment, confident in God's hope until it's fulfilled.
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 →