By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsYLT
By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.
ASV
By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
WEB
Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
DBT
By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).