Ecclesiastes 10:17 - Common English BibleHappy is the land whose king is dignified and whose princes feast at the right time for energy, not for drunkenness. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769Blessed 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! See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionHappy (fortunate and to be envied) are you, O land, when your king is a free man and of noble birth and character and when your officials feast at the proper time–for strength and not for drunkenness! [Isa. 32:8.] See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)Happy 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! See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionBlessed is the land whose king is noble, and whose princes eat at the proper time, for refreshment and not for self-indulgence. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionBlessed is the land, whose king is noble, and whose princes eat in due season for refreshment, and not for riotousness. See the chapter |