18By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.


In Context

15 The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city.

16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

17 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!

18 By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.

20 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.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:18If a man is lazy, the rafters sag; if his hands are idle, the house leaks.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:18By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:18By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:18By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:18By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:18By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:18By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house drops through.