Wisdom and Folly
Ecclesiastes 10:18
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
- KJV
- ¶ By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
- WEB
- By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
- ASV
- By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
- LSV
- By slothfulness is the wall brought low, || And by idleness of the hands the house drops.
- YLT
- By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.
- DBY
- By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth.
- DRC
- By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.
- GNV
- By slouthfulnes the roofe of the house goeth to decaie, and by the ydlenesse of the handes the house droppeth through.
- JPS
- By slothfulness the rafters sink in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
- LXXE
- By slothful neglect a building will be brought low: and by idleness of the hands the house will fall to pieces.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם יִמַּ֣ךְ הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת יָדַ֖יִם יִדְלֹ֥ף הַבָּֽיִת׃
- LXX-Br
- Ἐν ὀκνηρίαις ταπεινωθήσεται ἡ δόκωσις, καὶ ἐν ἀργίᾳ χειρῶν στάξει ἡ οἰκία.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
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Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 14:1Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
- Proverbs 24:30–34I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down. I observed and took it to heart; I…
- Proverbs 20:4The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
- Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
- Proverbs 21:25The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
- Hebrews 6:11We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
- Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
- 2 Peter 1:5–10For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness,…
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