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Ecclesiastes 10:17

King James Version (KJV)

Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Translations

Ecclesiastes 10:17 - Amplified Bible

Happy (fortunate and to be envied) are you, O land, when your king is a free man {and} of noble birth {and} character and when your officials feast at the proper time--for strength and not for drunkenness!

Ecclesiastes 10:17 - American Standard Version

Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Ecclesiastes 10:17 - Bible in Basic English

Happy is the land whose ruler is of noble birth, and whose chiefs take food at the right time, for strength and not for feasting.

Ecclesiastes 10:17 - Darby Bible

Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a son of nobles, and thy princes eat in [due] season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Ecclesiastes 10:17 - English Standard Version

Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of the nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Ecclesiastes 10:17 - King James Version

Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Ecclesiastes 10:17 - La Biblia de las Americas

Bienaventurada tù, tierra, cuyo rey es de noble cuna
y cuyos prìncipes comen a su debida hora,
para fortalecerse y no para embriagarse.

Ecclesiastes 10:17 - The Message

Ecclesiastes 10:17 - New American Standard Bible

Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time--for strength and not for drunkenness.

Ecclesiastes 10:17 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Bienaventurada tù, tierra, cuyo rey es de noble cuna
Y cuyos prìncipes comen a su debida hora,
Para fortalecerse y no para embriagarse.

Ecclesiastes 10:17 - World English Bible

Happy are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles, And your princes eat in due season, For strength, and not for drunkenness!

Ecclesiastes 10:17 - Young's Living Translation

Happy art thou, O land, When thy king [is] a son of freemen, And thy princes do eat in due season, For might, and not for drunkenness.

Ecclesiastes 10:17 - Additional Comments

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