Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁸ By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ 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)

¹⁸ By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Through laziness, the roof sags; through idle hands, the house leaks.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ By laziness, a framework shall be brought down, and by the weakness of hands, a house shall collapse through.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 Cross References

Proverbs 14:1

Every wise woman buildeth her house: But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

Proverbs 20:4

The slothful will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Hebrews 6:11

And we desire that each one of you may shew the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:

Proverbs 23:21

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: And drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the slothful killeth him; For his hands refuse to labour.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.