Ecclesiastes 10:18

בַּעֲצַלְתַּיִם יִמַּךְ הַמְּקָרֶה וּבְשִׁפְלוּת יָדַיִם יִדְלֹף הַבָּֽיִת ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17אַשְׁרֵיךְ אֶרֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּךְ בֶּן ־ חוֹרִים וְשָׂרַיִךְ בָּעֵת יֹאכֵלוּ בִּגְבוּרָה וְלֹא בַשְּׁתִֽי ׃

19לִשְׂחוֹק עֹשִׂים לֶחֶם וְיַיִן יְשַׂמַּח חַיִּים וְהַכֶּסֶף יַעֲנֶה אֶת ־ הַכֹּֽל ׃

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Cross References

Proverbs 12:24יַד ־ חָרוּצִים תִּמְשׁוֹל וּרְמִיָּה תִּהְיֶה לָמַֽס ׃

Proverbs 20:4מֵחֹרֶף עָצֵל לֹא ־ יַחֲרֹשׁ ישאל בַּקָּצִיר וָאָֽיִן ׃

Proverbs 23:21כִּי ־ סֹבֵא וְזוֹלֵל יִוָּרֵשׁ וּקְרָעִים תַּלְבִּישׁ נוּמָֽה ׃

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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