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16 Wo! to thee, O land: thy king a youth, and thy chiefs will eat in the morning. 17 Happy thou, O land: thy king the son of nobles, and thy chiefs shall eat in time, in strength and not in drinking. 18 By sloth the frame work will pine away; and by the letting down of the hands, the house will drop. 19 For laughter they make bread, and wine will gladden the living: and silver will answer with all. 20 Thou shalt not curse the king in thy consciousness, and in thy bed-chamber thou shalt not curse the rich for the bird of the heavens will bring the voice, and the possessor of wings shall announce the word. Ecclesiastes 10:16-20, Smith's Literal Translation. Public domain.
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