Ecclesiastes 10:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!”
Ecclesiastes 10:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 10:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 10:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!”
Ecclesiastes 10:16 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 10:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!”
Ecclesiastes 10:16 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 10:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Woe to thee, O land, when thy king <FI>is<Fi> a youth, And thy princes do eat in the morning.”
Ecclesiastes 10:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 10:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!”
Ecclesiastes 10:16 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 10:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Woe to thee, O lande, when thy King is a childe, and thy princes eate in the morning.”
Ecclesiastes 10:16 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 10:16 in Context — Ecclesiastes 10
14 El necio multiplica palabras: no sabe hombre lo que ha de ser; ¿y quién le hará saber lo que después de él será?
15 El trabajo de los necios los fatiga; porque no saben por dónde ir á la ciudad.
16 ¡Ay de ti, tierra, cuando tu rey es muchacho, y tus príncipes comen de mañana!
17 ¡Bienaventurada, tú, tierra, cuando tu rey es hijo de nobles, y tus príncipes comen á su hora, por refección, y no por el beber!
18 Por la pereza se cae la techumbre, y por flojedad de manos se llueve la casa.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 10:16 Mean?
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