Ecclesiastes 10:16-20

10:16

Woe
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to thee, O land
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when thy king
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[is] a child
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and thy princes
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eat
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in the morning
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10:17

Blessed
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[art] thou, O land
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when thy king
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[is] the son
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of nobles
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and thy princes
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eat
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in due season
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for strength
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and not for drunkenness
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10:18

By much slothfulness
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the building
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decayeth
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and through idleness
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of the hands
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the house
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droppeth through
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10:19

A feast
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is made
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for laughter
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and wine
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maketh merry
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but money
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answereth
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all [things]. {maketh...: Heb. maketh glad the life}

10:20

Curse
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not the king
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no not in thy thought
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and curse
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not the rich
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in thy bedchamber
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for a bird
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of the air
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shall carry
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the voice
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and that which hath
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wings
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shall tell
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the matter
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{thought: or, conscience}