Ecclesiastes 10:17 meaning and explanation
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.
Ecclesiastes 10:17, Berean Standard Bible
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The Teacher, a wisdom writer observing life under the sun, contrasts two kinds of lands. Verse 16 pronounced woe on a land whose king is a youth and whose princes feast in the morning, a picture of immature rule and self indulgent leadership.
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