God's Word Translation

Ecclesiastes 10:13-18 God's Word Translation (GW)

13. A fool starts out by talking foolishness and ends up saying crazy things that are dangerous.

14. He never stops talking. No one knows what the future will bring, or what will happen after ⌊death⌋. Who can say!

15. Fools wear themselves out with hard work, because they don’t even know the way to town.

16. How horrible it will be for any country where the king used to be a servant and where the high officials throw parties in the morning.

17. A country is blessed when the king is from a noble family and when the high officials eat at the right time in order to get strength and not to get drunk.

18. A roof sags because of laziness. A house leaks because of idle hands.