American Standard Version
"By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh. "
— Ecclesiastes 10:18, American Standard Version
“By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.”
“By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.”
“Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.”
“By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.”
“When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house.”
“By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.”
The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city.
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
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!
By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.
Revile 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.