Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Common English Bible

Through laziness, the roof sags; through idle hands, the house leaks.

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Catholic Public Domain Version

By laziness, a framework shall be brought down, and by the weakness of hands, a house shall collapse through.

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Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.

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