Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
WEB
Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.
YLT
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a youth, And thy princes do eat in the morning.
DBT
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
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).