Ecclesiastes 10:15

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 10:15

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.

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KJV

King James Version

The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

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WEB

World English Bible

The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn’t know how to go to the city.

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ASV

American Standard Version

The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 10

¹³ The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.

¹⁴ Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?

¹⁵ The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.

¹⁶ Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.

¹⁷ Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.

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