Ecclesiastes 10:18

Because of laziness the roof ¹  caves in, and because of idle hands ²  the house leaks.

biblegateway Ecc 10:18

If a man is lazy, the rafters sag; if his hands are idle, the house leaks.

biblegateway Ecc 10:18

Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.

biblegateway Ecc 10:18

Laziness lets the roof leak, and soon the rafters begin to rot.

biblegateway Ecc 10:18

A shiftless man lives in a tumbledown shack; A lazy woman ends up with a leaky roof.

SABDAweb Ecc 10:18

When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house.

bibleoremus Ecc 10:18

Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.

biblegateway Ecc 10:18

Because of laziness the building decays, And through idleness of hands the house leaks.

biblegateway Ecc 10:18

Because of laziness the roof ¹  caves in, and because of idle hands ²  the house leaks.

¹ tn Or “the rafters sink.”

² tn Heb “lowering of hands.”