Ecclesiastes 10:16 meaning and explanation

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

Ecclesiastes 10:16, Berean Standard Bible

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The Teacher, a wisdom writer reflecting on life "under the sun," pronounces woe on a land whose king is a youth and whose princes feast in the morning. In this chapter's context he is contrasting misrule with good order.

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