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"The Problem with Foolish Rulers Woe to you, O land, when your king is childish, and your princes feast in the morning!"
— Ecclesiastes 10:16, NET Bible
“Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!”
“Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! ”
“Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!”
“Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and when the princes eat in the morning.”
“Unhappy is the land whose king is a boy, and whose rulers are feasting in the morning.”
“Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!”
At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,
yet a fool keeps on babbling. No one knows what will happen; who can tell him what will happen in the future?
The toil of a stupid fool wears him out, because he does not even know the way to the city.
The Problem with Foolish Rulers Woe to you, O land, when your king is childish, and your princes feast in the morning!
Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time– with self-control and not in drunkenness.
Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.
Feasts are made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.