Ecclesiastes 10:17
“Blessed 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.”
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Ecclesiastes 10:17 Context
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. 19¶ A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
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Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 10:17
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!
- King James Version
Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time--for strength and not for drunkenness.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Happy 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!
- American Standard Version (1901)
Happy is the land whose ruler is of noble birth, and whose chiefs take food at the right time, for strength and not for feasting.
- Basic English Bible
Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a son of nobles, and thy princes eat in [due] season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
- Darby Bible
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!
- Webster's Bible
Happy are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
- World English Bible
Happy art thou, O land, When thy king [is] a son of freemen, And thy princes do eat in due season, For might, and not for drunkenness.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a free man, and thy princes eat in due season, in strength, and not in drunkenness!
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 10:17
10:17 Nobles - Not so much by birth, as by their noble dispositions.