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Ecclesiastes 10:18
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By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
If someone is lazy, the roof will begin to fall. If he doesn't fix it, the house will leak.
Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
By slothfulness the roof sinks in; And through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
Through laziness the rafters [of state affairs] decay and the roof sags, and through idleness [the roof of] the house leaks.
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.
The hiynesse of housis schal be maad low in slouthis; and the hous schal droppe in the feblenesse of hondis.
By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
Some people are too lazy to fix a leaky roof— then the house falls in.
By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house.
When the owner is lazy, the roof sags; when hands are idle, the house leaks.
By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth.
If someone is too lazy to work, their house will begin to leak, and the roof will fall in.
By slothfulness the rafters sink in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
By much slouthfulnesse the building decayeth; and through idlenesse of the hands the house droppeth through.
When men are lazy, the roof begins to fall in. When they will do no work, the rain comes into the house.
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.
By slouthfulnes the roofe of the house goeth to decaie, and by the ydlenesse of the handes the house droppeth through.
By slothfulness a roof shall be brought down; and through idleness of hands water drips through.
When you are too lazy to repair your roof, it will leak, and the house will fall in.
By two lazy arms, the framework sinketh in, - and, by the hanging down of the hands, the house may leak.
By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.
Thorowe slouthfulnesse the balkes fall downe, and thorowe idle handes it rayneth in at the house.
By slothful neglect a building will be brought low: and by idleness of the hands the house will fall to pieces.
Because of laziness the roof caves in,and because of negligent hands the house leaks.
By slothfulness the roof sinks in; And through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through idleness of hands the house leaks.
The framework tumbles through laziness; and through lowering of hands, the house leaks.
By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.
Thorow slouthfulnesse the balkes fall downe, and thorow ydle hades it rayneth in at the house.
A shiftless man lives in a tumbledown shack; A lazy woman ends up with a leaky roof.
Through extreme laziness the rafters sag, and through idleness the house leaks.
Because of laziness the building decays, And through idleness of hands the house leaks.
Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.
Through indolence the beams sag, and through slack hands the house leaks.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 12:24, Proverbs 14:1, Proverbs 20:4, Proverbs 21:25, Proverbs 23:21, Proverbs 24:30, Proverbs 24:31, Hebrews 6:11, 2 Peter 1:5-10
Reciprocal: Proverbs 10:4 - becometh Amos 6:11 - breaches
Cross-References
Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
then to Lebo-hamath, and on through Zedad
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of Hadadezer,
The king of Assyria transported groups of people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and resettled them in the towns of Samaria, replacing the people of Israel. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
Those from Babylon worshiped idols of their god Succoth-benoth. Those from Cuthah worshiped their god Nergal. And those from Hamath worshiped Ashima.
When the army of Judah arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim and shouted to Jeroboam and all Israel: "Listen to me!
We destroyed Calno just as we did Carchemish. Hamath fell before us as Arpad did. And we destroyed Samaria just as we did Damascus.
Your oarsmen came from Sidon and Arvad; your helmsmen were skilled men from Tyre itself.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
By much slothfulness the building decayeth,.... Or, "by slothfulnesses" g, The word is in the dual number, and so may signify the slothfulness of the hands, as Aben Ezra, of both hands, and of both feet; or the various kinds of slothfulness, as the Arabic version, slothfulness both of body and mind; or of all sorts of persons, superiors and inferiors, princes and subjects; and with respect to all things present and future: and, as through slothfulness a material building decays; or a "beam", as the word signifies, the raftering of a house, the roof, which consists of rafters and beams joined together when the tiling is decayed by winds and rains, or any breaches made in the rafters, and no care taken to repair, the whole falls in, and the house is in ruins: so figurative buildings, families, churches, and kingdoms, come to nothing, through the sluggishness of masters of families, ministers of the word, and civil magistrates; to the latter of which more especially this is to be applied, who give up themselves to luxury and sloth;
and, through idleness of the hands, the house droppeth through; or, "through the letting" or "hanging down of the hands" h; the remissness of them, as is to be observed in idle persons, who will not lift them up to work; particularly to repair a breach in a house, by means of which the rain drops through it, and makes it uncomfortable and unsafe being in it; and, in process of time, that itself drops to the ground: and this expresses the same thing, how, through the neglect of the civil magistrate, a commonwealth comes to nothing; or, however, the members of it become wretched and miserable.
g בעצלתים "in pigritiis", Montanus; "per duplicem pigritiam", Tigurine version; "pigritia amborum", Junius Tremellius. h בשקלות "per remissionem", Tigurine version "demissione", Junius Tremellius, Piscator, Gejerus so Cocceius, Rambachius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Foolish rulers, by their weakness, self-indulgence and sloth, bring decay upon the state: nobleness and temperance insure prosperity: yet the subject must not rebel in word or thought against his king.
Ecclesiastes 10:16
A child - Rather, young. The word is applied to Rehoboam 2 Chronicles 13:7 at the time of his accession to the throne, when he was 41 years old.
Eat in the morning - A sign of intemperance (compare Isaiah 5:11).
Ecclesiastes 10:17
Son of nobles - i. e., of a noble disposition.
Ecclesiastes 10:18
The “building” or “house” represents the state. Compare Isaiah 3:6; Amos 9:10.
Droppeth through - i. e., Lets the rain through the roof.
Ecclesiastes 10:19
literally, For merriment they make a feast (bread), and wine gladdens the living, and money supplies all things.
Ecclesiastes 10:20
Curse - Compare Ecclesiastes 7:21-22.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 18. By much slothfulness — This is remarkably the case in some countries. Houses are not repaired till they almost fall about the ears of the inhabitants. We have an adage that applies to all such cases: "A stitch in time saves nine."
