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


In Context

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.

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

19 For mirth they are making a feast, And wine maketh life joyful, And the silver answereth with all.

20 Even in thy mind a king revile not, And in the inner parts of thy bed-chamber Revile not the rich: For a fowl of the heavens causeth the voice to go, And a possessor of wings declareth the word.

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 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 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.