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Ecclesiastes 10:18

18  Through sloth the roof sinks in,

and through indolence the house leaks.

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Ecclesiastes 10:18 — The New International Version (NIV)

18 Through laziness, the rafters sag;

because of idle hands, the house leaks.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

18 Laziness leads to a sagging roof;

idleness leads to a leaky house.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

18 Because of laziness the building decays,

And through idleness of hands the house leaks.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 — New Century Version (NCV)

18 If someone is lazy, the roof will begin to fall.

If he doesn’t fix it, the house will leak.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

18 By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Ecclesiastes 10:18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

18 A roof sags because of laziness. A house leaks because of idle hands. 

Ecclesiastes 10:18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

18 Because of laziness the roof caves in,

and because of negligent hands the house leaks.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

18 Through sloth the roof sinks in,

and through indolence the house leaks.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

18 Through sloth the roof sinks in,

and through idleness of hands the house leaks.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

18 When a man won’t work, the roof falls down.

When his hands aren’t busy, the house leaks.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

18 Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.


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