Because of laziness the roof ¹  caves in, and because of idle hands ²  the house leaks.

biblegateway Ecc 10:18

Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.

Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of negligent hands the house leaks.

A roof sags because of laziness. A house leaks because of idle hands.

biblegateway Ecc 10:18

If a man is lazy, the rafters sag; if his hands are idle, the house leaks.

Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.

bibleoremus Ecc 10:18

Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.

If the owner is negligent the rafters collapse, and if his hands are idle the house leaks.

biblegateway Ecc 10:18

Because of laziness the building decays, And through idleness of hands the house leaks.

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

biblegateway Ecc 10:18

Because of laziness the roof ¹  caves in, and because of idle hands ²  the house leaks.

¹ tn Or “the rafters sink.”

² tn Heb “lowering of hands.”