Holy BibleKing James Version

Ecclesiastes 10:16 KJV

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

Ecclesiastes 10:16, King James Version

In context

15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

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

17 Blessed 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!

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Cross-references

  • Isaiah 3:12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.