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Ecclesiastes 10:16
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14 aA fool also multiplies words.
No man knows what is to be;
Who can tell him bwhat will be after him? 
15 The labor of fools wearies them,
For they do not even know how to go to the city!
16 aWoe to you, O land, when your king is a child,
And your princes feast in the morning! 
17 Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles,
And your aprinces feast at the proper time—
For strength and not for drunkenness! 
18 Because of laziness the1 building decays,
And athrough idleness of hands the house leaks. 
19 A feast is made for laughter,
And awine makes merry;
But money answers everything. 
20 aDo not curse the king, even in your thought;
Do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom;
For a bird of the air may carry your voice,
And a bird in flight may tell the matter. 
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Ecclesiastes 10:16

Wo to thee, O land, when thy king is a child - Minorities are, in general, very prejudicial to a state. Regents either disagree, and foment civil wars; or oppress the people. Various discordant interests are raised up in a state during a minority; and the young king, having been under the tutelage of interested men, acts partially and injuriously to the interests of the people when he comes to the throne; and this produces popular discontent, and a troubled reign.

Thy princes eat in the morning! - They do nothing in order; turn night into day, and day into night; sleep when they should wake, and wake when they should sleep; attending more to chamberings and banquetings, than to the concerns of the state.


 
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