Ecclesiastes 10:16

Ecclesiastes 10:16 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

16Woe to the land whose king was a servant10:16 Or king is a child

and whose princes feast in the morning.

16Woe to you, land whose king is a boy, and whose princes 10:16 Lit eatfeast in the morning.

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

16Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child and when your [incompetent] officials and princes feast in the morning.

16Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth,10:16 Or a servant

and whose princes feast in the morning.

16How terrible it is for a land whose king used to be a servant!

How terrible if its princes get drunk in the morning!