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Ecclesiastes 10:18

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 18 Because of extreme laziness the roof beams sag, and because of idle hands the house leaks.+

Ecclesiastes 10:18

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 18 Through great laziness the beamwork sinks in, and through the letting down of the hands the house leaks.+

Ecclesiastes 10:18

The Bible in Living English
- 18 ** By indolence the timbers sag, and by unlifted hands the roof leaks.

Ecclesiastes 10:18

American Standard Version
- 18 By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

Ecclesiastes 10:18

The Emphasized Bible
- 18 By two lazy arms the framework sinketh in,—And by the hanging down of the hands the house may leak.

Ecclesiastes 10:18

King James Version
- 18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.