“Blessed 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!”
Ecclesiastes 10:17 (KJV)
Context Reading
15The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. 16¶ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! 17Blessed 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! 18¶ By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. 19¶ A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.