Ecclesiastes 10:18
King James Version (KJV)
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
In context
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.
Ecclesiastes 10:18 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
- WEB World English Bible
- By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
- ASV American Standard Version
- By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.
- DBY Darby Translation
- By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth.
- WBS Webster Bible
- By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.