Ecclesiastes 10:18
By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
19For mirth they are making a feast, And wine maketh life joyful, And the silver answereth with all.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.
Proverbs 20:4Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.
Proverbs 23:21For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.
Hebrews 6:11and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end,
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 →