The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Through indolence the rafters [of state affairs] decay and the roof sinks in, and through idleness of the hands the house leaks. American Standard Version (1901) By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh. Common English Bible Through laziness, the roof sags; through idle hands, the house leaks. Catholic Public Domain Version By laziness, a framework shall be brought down, and by the weakness of hands, a house shall collapse through. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through. |
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
Every wise woman buildeth her house: But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
The slothful will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: And drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
And we desire that each one of you may shew the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end: