Ecclesiastes 10:16
“¶ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eate in the morning.”
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Ecclesiastes 10:16 Context
14A foole also is full of words; a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall bee after him who can tell him? 15The labour of the foolish wearyeth euery one of them; because hee knoweth not how to goe to the citie. 16¶ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eate in the morning. 17Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the sonne of nobles, and thy princes eate in due season, for strength, and not for drunkennesse. 18¶ By much slouthfulnesse the building decayeth; and through idlenesse of the hands the house droppeth through.
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Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 10:16
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king [is] a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
- King James Version
Woe to you, O land, whose king is a lad and whose princes feast in the morning.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
- American Standard Version (1901)
Unhappy is the land whose king is a boy, and whose rulers are feasting in the morning.
- Basic English Bible
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
- Darby Bible
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
- Webster's Bible
Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!
- World English Bible
Wo to thee, O land, when thy king [is] a youth, And thy princes do eat in the morning.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a boy, and thy princes feast in the morning!
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 10:16
10:16 A child - Either in age, or childish qualities. Eat - Give up themselves to eating and drinking. Morning - The fittest time for God's service, for the dispatch of weighty affairs, and for sitting in judgment.