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"Feasts are made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything."
— Ecclesiastes 10:19, NET Bible
“A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.”
“A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things. ”
“A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.”
“For laughter they make bread, and wine that the living may feast: and all things obey money.”
“A feast is for laughing, and wine makes glad the heart; but by the one and the other money is wasted.”
“A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.”
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.
Do not curse a king even in your thoughts, and do not curse the rich while in your bedroom; for a bird might report what you are thinking, or some winged creature might repeat your words.