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Ecclesiastes 10:18

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By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

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Ecclesiastes 10:18 in other translations

By slothfulness the roof sinks in;
and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 · World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:18 in context

  1. 16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
  2. 17Happy 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!
  3. 18By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
  4. 19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.
  5. 20Revile not the king, no, not in thy thought; and revile not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the heavens shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.