Ecclesiastes 10:18
Text Analysis

Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
6103 [e]בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם
ba-‘ă-ṣal-ta-yim
By lazinessPrep-b | N-fd
4355 [e]יִמַּ֣ךְ
yim-maḵ
is made to sinkV-Nifal-Imperf-3ms
4746 [e]הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה
ham-mə-qā-reh
the rafterArt | N-ms
8220 [e]וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת
ū-ḇə-šip̄-lūṯ
and by idlenessConj-w, Prep-b | N-fsc
3027 [e]יָדַ֖יִם
yā-ḏa-yim
of handsN-fd
1811 [e]יִדְלֹ֥ף
yiḏ-lōp̄
leaksV-Qal-Imperf-3ms
1004 [e]הַבָּֽיִת׃
hab-bā-yiṯ
the houseArt | N-ms





















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.

Young's Literal Translation
By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.

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