Ecclesiastes 10:16
Alas! for thee, O land, when thy king is a boy,—and, thy rulers, in the morning, do eat:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
In Context
15The toil of dullards, shall weary a man, that he knoweth not how to go into the city.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:11Now, therefore, whereas, my father, laid upon you a heavy yoke, I, will add to your yoke,—My father, did chastise you with whips, but, I, will chastise you with scorpions.
2 Chronicles 33:1Twelve years old, was Manasseh when he began to reign,—and, fifty-five years, reigned he in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 36:5Twenty-five years old, was Jehoiakim when he began to reign, and, eleven years, reigned he in Jerusalem,—and he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh his God.
2 Chronicles 36:11Twenty-one years old, was Zedekiah when he began to reign,—and, eleven years, reigned he in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 3:4And I will appoint boys to be their princes,—And, petulant children, shall rule over them,
Isaiah 5:11Alas, for them who rise early in the morning that strong drink, they may pursue,—Who follow on in the evening cool [until] with wine, they are heated;
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 →