Ecclesiastes 10:19
A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes merry; but money answereth all things.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
In Context
18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and by the slackness of the hands the house leaketh.
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 →