Ecclesiastes 10:19 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. More versionsAmplified Bible - Classic Edition [Instead of repairing the breaches, the officials] make a feast for laughter, serve wine to cheer life, and [depend on tax] money to answer for all of it. American Standard Version (1901) A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things. Common English Bible Feasts are made for laughter, wine cheers the living, and money answers everything. Catholic Public Domain Version While laughing, they make bread and wine, so that the living may feast. And all things are obedient to money. |