Ecclesiastes 10:16 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁶ Oy to you, O land, when your king is a youth and your princes feast in the morning.

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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.

Ecclesiastes 10:16 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 12:11

So now, my father laid on you a heavy yoke, and as for me, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but as for me, I will chastise you with scorpions.’”

2 Chronicles 13:7

Riffraff and scoundrels gathered around him and pressed hard on Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted and could not stand up to them.

2 Chronicles 36:11

Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king and he reigned 11 years in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 36:2

Joahaz was 23 years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 36:5

Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became king, and he reigned 11 years in Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of Adonai his God.

2 Chronicles 36:9

Jehoiachin was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of Adonai.

Proverbs 28:16

An oppressive leader lacks judgment. One who hates unjust gain will prolong his life.

Ecclesiastes 10:15

The mischief of fools wearies them for he doesn’t know how to go to town.

Isaiah 3:12

My people! Children are their oppressors and women rule over them. My people! Your guides mislead you and destroy the way of your paths.

Jeremiah 21:12

O house of David, thus says Adonai: “Render justice by morning, and rescue the one who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. Otherwise My fury will go forth like fire and burn so none can extinguish it, because of their evil deeds.”