Ecclesiastes 10:18
World English Bible (WEB)
By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
In context
16 Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!
17 Happy are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
18 By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.
20 Don’t curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don’t curse the rich in your bedroom, for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.
Ecclesiastes 10:18 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
- KJV King James Version
- By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
- 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.