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


In Context

15 The labour 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 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 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 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.