Ecclesiastes 10:18
By slothfulness the rafters sink in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Proverbs 20:4The sluggard will not plow when winter setteth in; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
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 →