Ecclesiastes 10:18
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Building Decayeth Drop Droppeth Falleth Framework Fulness Goes Hands House Idle Idleness Leaks Low Rafters Roof Sink Sinketh Sinks Slackness Sloth Slothfulness Wall Water Work
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Building Decayeth Drop Droppeth Falleth Framework Fulness Goes Hands House Idle Idleness Leaks Low Rafters Roof Sink Sinketh Sinks Slackness Sloth Slothfulness Wall Water Work
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English Standard Version
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.

New American Standard Bible
Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.

King James Bible
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of negligent hands the house leaks.

International Standard Version
Through slothfulness the roof deteriorates, and a house leaks because of idleness.

NET Bible
Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A roof sags because of laziness. A house leaks because of idle hands.

King James 2000 Bible
By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

American King James Version
By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house drops through.

American Standard Version
By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

Douay-Rheims Bible
By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.

Darby Bible Translation
By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth.

English Revised Version
By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

Webster's Bible Translation
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

World English Bible
By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

Young's Literal Translation
By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.
Lexicon
By much slothfulness
`atslah  (ats-law')
(as abstractly) indolence -- slothfulness.
the building
mqareh  (mek-aw-reh')
something meeting, i.e. a frame (of timbers) -- building.
decayeth
makak  (maw-kak')
to tumble (in ruins); figuratively, to perish -- be brought low, decay.
and through idleness
shiphluwth  (shif-looth')
remissness -- idleness.
of the hands
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
droppeth through
dalaph  (daw-laf')
to drip; by implication, to weep -- drop through, melt, pour out.
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