Ecclesiastes 10:18
Strong's Lexicon
Through laziness
בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם (ba·‘ă·ṣal·ta·yim)
Preposition-b | Noun - fd
Strong's Hebrew 6103: 1) sluggishness, laziness

the roof
הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה (ham·mə·qā·reh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4746: 1) beam work

caves in,
יִמַּ֣ךְ (yim·maḵ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4355: 1) to be low, be humiliated 1a) (Qal) to be low, be humiliated 1b) (Niphal) to sink 1c) (Hophal) to be brought low

and in the hands
יָדַ֖יִם (yā·ḏa·yim)
Noun - fd
Strong's Hebrew 3027: 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists

of the idle,
וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת (ū·ḇə·šip̄·lūṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8220: 1) sinking, idleness, inactivity

the house
הַבָּֽיִת׃ (hab·bā·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within

leaks.
יִדְלֹ֥ף (yiḏ·lōp̄)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1811: 1) to drop, drip 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to leak 1a2) to weep (of tears)

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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Through laziness, the rafters sag; because of idle hands, the house leaks.

New Living Translation
Laziness leads to a sagging roof; idleness leads to a leaky house.

English Standard Version
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence 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.

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

International Standard Version
Through slothfulness the roof deteriorates, and a house leaks because of idleness.

NET Bible
Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.

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

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

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
















Cross References
Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

Proverbs 24:30
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

Ecclesiastes 1:1
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 10:17
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 10:16
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

Ecclesiastes 10:15
The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

Ecclesiastes 10:19
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

Ecclesiastes 10:20
Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

Ecclesiastes 11:1
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
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