⇦ Ecclesiastes 10:15Ecclesiastes 10Ecclesiastes 10:17 ⇨
Ecclesiastes 10:16 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
American Standard Version (ASV)
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Unhappy is the land whose king is a boy, and whose rulers are feasting in the morning.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
World English Bible (WEB)
Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, And your princes eat in the morning!
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Wo to thee, O land, when thy king `is' a youth, And thy princes do eat in the morning.
| Woe | אִֽי | ʾî | ee |
| to thee, O land, | לָ֣ךְ | lāk | lahk |
| when thy king | אֶ֔רֶץ | ʾereṣ | EH-rets |
| child, a is | שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ | šemmalkēk | sheh-mahl-KAKE |
| and thy princes | נָ֑עַר | nāʿar | NA-ar |
| eat | וְשָׂרַ֖יִךְ | wĕśārayik | veh-sa-RA-yeek |
| in the morning! | בַּבֹּ֥קֶר | babbōqer | ba-BOH-ker |
| יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ | yōʾkēlû | yoh-hay-LOO |