15The labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city.


In Context

12 Words of the mouth of the wise are gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.

13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly, And the latter end of his mouth Is mischievous madness.

14 And the fool multiplieth words: 'Man knoweth not that which is, And that which is after him, who doth declare to him?'

15 The labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city.

16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a youth, And thy princes do eat in the morning.

17 Happy art thou, O land, When thy king is a son of freemen, And thy princes do eat in due season, For might, and not for drunkenness.

Ecclesiastes 10:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:15The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:15A fool's work wearies him; he does not know the way to town.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:15The labour of fools shall afflict them that know not bow to go to the city.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:15The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:15The labour of fools wearieth them, because they know not how to go to the city.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:15The labour of fools wearieth every one of them, for he knoweth not how to go to the city.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:15The labor of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:15The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn't know how to go to the city.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:15The labor of the foolish wearies every one of them, because he knows not how to go to the city.