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16 Woe to you, O land, when your king [is] a youth, || And your princes eat in the morning. 17 Blessed are you, O land, || When your king [is] a son of nobles, || And your princes eat in due season, || For might, and not for drunkenness. 18 By slothfulness is the wall brought low, || And by idleness of the hands the house drops. 19 For mirth they are making a feast, || And wine makes life joyful, || And the silver answers with all. 20 Even in your mind do not revile a king, || And in the inner parts of your bed-chamber do not revile the rich: For a bird of the heavens causes the voice to go, || And a possessor of wings declares the word. Ecclesiastes 10:16-20, Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press.
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