Ecclesiastes 10:15
Foolish people become so exhausted by the work that they do that they are unable to find the road to their town/homes.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 107:4Some of those who returned from those countries wandered in the desert; they were lost and had no homes to live in.
Ecclesiastes 10:3Even while foolish people walk along the road, they show that they do not have good sense; they show everyone that they are not wise.
Isaiah 35:8And there will be a highway through that land; it will be called ‘the Holy Highway’. People who are not acceptable to God will not walk on that road; it will be only for those who conduct their lives as God wants them to; foolish people will become lost while walking on that road.
Isaiah 47:12So you can continue to perform all your magic spells [IRO]! You can perform the many kinds of sorcery that you have practiced for many years! Perhaps doing those things will enable you to be successful; perhaps you will be able to cause your enemies to be afraid of you!
Isaiah 57:1Righteous people sometimes die when they are still young, and no one is concerned about it. Godly people sometimes die because of disasters, and no one understands why. They are taken away in order that they will not endure more calamities,
Habakkuk 2:6But soon all those whom they have captured will ridicule the soldiers from Babylonia! They will make fun of them, saying, ‘Terrible things will happen to you who have stolen things from other countries! You got many things by forcing people to give them to you. But you certainly will not keep those things for a long time [RHQ]!’
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 10:13-16
The Contemptibleness of Folly. 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. 14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? 15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. Solomon, having shown the benefit of wisdom, and of what great… Read the whole commentary →