Ah, you who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger in the evening to be inflamed by wine,
Ecclesiastes 10:17 - New Revised Standard Version Happy are you, O land, when your king is a nobleman, and your princes feast at the proper time— for strength, and not for drunkenness! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Ah, you who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger in the evening to be inflamed by wine,
Their prince shall be one of their own, their ruler shall come from their midst; I will bring him near, and he shall approach me, for who would otherwise dare to approach me? says the Lord.
spend the money for whatever you wish—oxen, sheep, wine, strong drink, or whatever you desire. And you shall eat there in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your household rejoicing together.