Ecclesiastes 10:16
Ecclesiastes 10:16-17 The Message (MSG)
Unlucky the land whose king is a young pup, And whose princes party all night. Lucky the land whose king is mature, Where the princes behave themselves And don’t drink themselves silly. * * *
Ecclesiastes 10:16 King James Version (KJV)
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
Ecclesiastes 10:16 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Woe to you, O land, whose king is a lad and whose princes feast in the morning.
Ecclesiastes 10:16 New Century Version (NCV)
How terrible it is for a country whose king is a child and whose leaders eat all morning.
Ecclesiastes 10:16 American Standard Version (ASV)
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
Ecclesiastes 10:16 New International Version (NIV)
Woe to the land whose king was a servant and whose princes feast in the morning.
Ecclesiastes 10:16 New King James Version (NKJV)
Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, And your princes feast in the morning!
Ecclesiastes 10:16 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child and when your [incompetent] officials and princes feast in the morning.