Ecclesiastes 10:18

Through slothful hands the rafters will sink; and through idleness of the hands the house will become leaky.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is noble-spirited, and thy princes eat in proper time, for strengthening, and not for gluttony!—

19For gay pleasure they prepare a feast, and wine is to make the living joyful; but money procureth all things.

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Cross References

Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent will bear rule; but the indolent must become tributary.

Proverbs 20:4Because it is winter's cold, will the sluggard not plough: when he therefore seeketh in the harvest time, there will be nothing.

Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth a man in 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 →

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