Holy Scripture
Ecclesiastes 10:18
A church father on this verse
“"Through slothfulness the ceiling sags, and through idleness of the hands the house leaks." Our house, which is held up by the condition of mankind, even that abode that we have in heaven, sags if we are lazy and slow to do good work. And every ceiling, which is supposed to hold the roof up high, falls to the ground a…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
18By slothful neglect a building will be brought low: And by idleness of the hands the house will fall to pieces.
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16Woe to thee, O city, whose king is young, And thy princes eat in the morning!
17Blessed art thou, O land, whose king is a son of nobles, And whose princes shall eat seasonably, for strength, And shall not be ashamed.
— Ecclesiastes 10:18 —
19Men prepare bread for laughter, And wine and oil that the living should rejoice: But to money all things will humbly yield obedience.
20Even in thy conscience, curse not the king; And curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: For a bird of the air shall carry thy voice, And that which has wings shall report thy speech.