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


In Context

15 A fool's work wearies him; he does not know the way to town.

16 Woe to you, O land whose king was a servant and whose princes feast in the morning.

17 Blessed are you, O land whose king is of noble birth and whose princes eat at a proper time- for strength and not for drunkenness.

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

19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.

20 Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird of the air may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say.

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 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 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.