Ecclesiastes 10:18 - King James Version - American Edition

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

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

Proverbs 14:1

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

Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labor.

Proverbs 23:21

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

Hebrews 6:11

And we desire that every one of you do show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: