Ecclesiastes 10:18

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

Translations

Through indolence the rafters [of state affairs] decay {and} the roof sinks in, and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

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

When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house.

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

Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.

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

Por negligencia se hunde el techo,
y por pereza tiene goteras la casa.

A shiftless man lives in a tumbledown shack;
A lazy woman ends up with a leaky roof.

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

Por negligencia se hunde el techo,
Y por pereza tiene goteras la casa.

By slothfulness the roof sinks in; And through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.

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