Ecclesiastes 10:16
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New International Version (© 2011)
Woe to the land whose king was a servant and whose princes feast in the morning.

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a youth, And thy princes do eat in the morning.

Ecclesiastes 10:16 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

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.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

when

2 Chronicles 13:7 And there are gathered to him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon...

2 Chronicles 33:1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:

2 Chronicles 36:2,5,9,11 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem...

Isaiah 3:4,5,12 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them...

and

Proverbs 20:1,2 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is deceived thereby is not wise...

Isaiah 5:11,12 Woe to them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!...

Isaiah 28:7,8 But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way...

Hosea 7:5-7 In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners...

in the

Jeremiah 21:12 O house of David, thus said the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor...

Ecclesiastes 10:16 Parallel Commentaries
Boy Child Eat Feast Feasting Lad Morning Princes Rulers Servant Unhappy Wo Woe Youth
Boy Child Eat Feast Feasting Lad Morning Princes Rulers Servant Unhappy Wo Woe Youth
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Proverbs 28:16 A tyrannical ruler practices extortion, but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.
Ecclesiastes 10:15 The toil of fools wearies them; they do not know the way to town.
Isaiah 3:4 "I will make mere youths their officials; children will rule over them."
Isaiah 3:12 Youths oppress my people, women rule over them. My people, your guides lead you astray; they turn you from the path.
Isaiah 5:11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning to run after their drinks, who stay up late at night till they are inflamed with wine.