Ecclesiastes 10:15-17
Living Bible
15 A fool is so upset by a little work that he has no strength for the simplest matter.[a]
16-17 Woe to the land whose king is a child and whose leaders are already drunk in the morning. Happy the land whose king is a nobleman and whose leaders work hard before they feast and drink, and then only to strengthen themselves for the tasks ahead!
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- Ecclesiastes 10:15 for the simplest matter, literally, “for a trip to the city.”
Ecclesiastes 10:15-17
New International Version
15 The toil of fools wearies them;
they do not know the way to town.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 10:16 Or king is a child
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