Ecclesiastes 10:16 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁶ It is very bad for a country if the king is like a child. And it is very bad for a country if its rulers use all their time eating.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child or a servant and when your officials feast in the morning!

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Too bad for you, land, whose king is a boy and whose princes feast in the morning.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ Woe to you, the land whose king is a boy, and whose princes consume in the morning.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and when the princes eat in the morning.

Ecclesiastes 10:16 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 12:11

My father forced you to work hard. But I will make you work much harder! My father used whips to force you to work. I will beat you with whips that have sharp pieces of metal in them [150] to cut you!’”

2 Chronicles 13:7

Then worthless, evil men became friends with Jeroboam. Then Jeroboam and those bad men turned against Rehoboam, Solomon’s son. Rehoboam was young and did not have experience. So Rehoboam could not stop Jeroboam and his bad friends.

2 Chronicles 36:11

Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king of Judah. He was king in Jerusalem for eleven years.

2 Chronicles 36:2

Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king of Judah. He was king in Jerusalem for three months.

2 Chronicles 36:5

Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became the new king of Judah. He was king in Jerusalem for eleven years. Jehoiakim didn’t do the things the Lord wanted him to do. He sinned against the Lord his God.

2 Chronicles 36:9

Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king of Judah. He was king in Jerusalem for three months and ten days. He didn’t do the things the Lord wanted him to do. Jehoiachin sinned against the Lord.

Proverbs 28:16

If a ruler is not wise, he will hurt the people under him. But the ruler that is honest and hates cheating will rule for a long time.

Ecclesiastes 10:15

A foolish person isn’t smart enough\par to find his way home,\par so he must work hard all his life.\par

Isaiah 3:12

Children will defeat my people. Women will rule over my people. My people, your guides lead you in the wrong way. They turn you away from the right way.

Jeremiah 21:12

Family of David, {\cf2\super [169]} \par the Lord says these things:\par ‘You must judge people fairly every day.\par Protect the victims {\cf2\super [170]} from the criminals.\par If you don’t do that,\par then I will become very angry.\par My anger will be like a fire\par that no person will be able to put out.\par This will happen because you\par have done evil things.’\par