Woe to those who rise early in the morning, that they may run after strong drink, who tarry late into the evening till wine inflames them!
Ecclesiastes 10:17 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of free men, and your princes feast at the proper time, for strength, and not for drunkenness! Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Happy (fortunate and to be envied) are you, O land, when your king is a free man and of noble birth and character and when your officials feast at the proper time–for strength and not for drunkenness! [Isa. 32:8.] American Standard Version (1901) Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! Common English Bible Happy is the land whose king is dignified and whose princes feast at the right time for energy, not for drunkenness. Catholic Public Domain Version Blessed is the land whose king is noble, and whose princes eat at the proper time, for refreshment and not for self-indulgence. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Blessed is the land, whose king is noble, and whose princes eat in due season for refreshment, and not for riotousness. |
Woe to those who rise early in the morning, that they may run after strong drink, who tarry late into the evening till wine inflames them!
Their prince shall be one of themselves, their ruler shall come forth from their midst; I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me, for who would dare of himself to approach me? says the Lord.
and spend the money for whatever you desire, oxen, or sheep, or wine or strong drink, whatever your appetite craves; and you shall eat there before the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your household.