Ecclesiastes 10:18

Ecclesiastes 10:18 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

18Through laziness, the rafters sag;

because of idle hands, the house leaks.

18Through extreme laziness the rafters sag, and through idleness the house leaks.

18Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.

18Through laziness the rafters [of state affairs] decay and the roof sags, and through idleness [the roof of] the house leaks.

18Through laziness the roof caves in,

and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.

18When a person won’t work, the roof falls down.

Because of hands that aren’t busy, the house leaks.