ECCLESIASTES 10:18

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.”

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Ecclesiastes 10:18 Translation & Meaning

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By much slothfulness בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם (as abstractly) indolence much slothfulness
the building הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה Properly, something meeting, i.e., a frame (of timbers) building
decayeth; יִמַּ֣ךְ To tumble (in ruins); figuratively, to perish decayeth
and through idleness וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת Remissness through idleness
of the hands יָדַ֖יִם A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] hands
the house הַבָּֽיִת׃ A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) house
droppeth through. יִדְלֹ֥ף To drip; by implication, to weep droppeth through

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  • 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 not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.




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