Ecclesiastes 10:16

King James Version

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

Ecclesiastes 10:16

New International Version

¹⁶Woe to the land whose king was a servant^[a]^(A)
and whose princes feast in the morning.

¹⁷Blessed 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!

¹⁷Blessed is the land whose king is of noble birth
and whose princes eat at a proper time—
for strength and not for drunkenness.^(A)

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