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Verse 18. _BY MUCH SLOTHFULNESS_] This is remarkably the case in some
countries. Houses are not repaired till they almost fall about the
ears of the inhabitants. We have an adage that applies to all s...
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Foolish rulers, by their weakness, self-indulgence and sloth, bring
decay upon the state: nobleness and temperance insure prosperity: yet
the subject must not rebel in word or thought against his king...
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CHAPTER 10
This chapter contains a series of proverbs, expressing the wisdom and
prudence of the natural man. Here are a number of observations and all
show that there is a practical value in wisdom a...
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REFLECTIONS ON GOVERNMENT. These verses are in the strain of
Ecclesiastes 10:4.
Ecclesiastes 10:16. whose king is a child: _e.g._ like Ptolemy
Epiphanes, who became king of Egypt (205 B.C.) at the age...
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ECCLESIASTES 9:17 TO ECCLESIASTES 10:15. EXPERIENCE CRYSTALLISED IN
PROVERBS.
Ecclesiastes 9:17 to Eccle
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BUILDING DECAYETH. the roof falleth in.
DROPPETH THROUGH. leaketh....
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_By much slothfulness the building decayeth_ The maxim, though
generalised in form, and applicable to every form of the evil which it
condemns, may fairly be contemplated, in relation to its context,...
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BY MUCH SLOTHFULNESS, &C.— _Through slothfulness the building will
decay, and through idleness of hands the house will drop;_
Ecclesiastes 10:19 _while they make feasts to divert themselves, and
spend...
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3. Warnings Ecclesiastes 10:18-20
TEXT 10:18-20
18
Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house
leaks.
19
Men prepare a meal for enjoyment, and wine makes life merry, and mo...
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By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of
the hands the house droppeth through.
BY MUCH SLOTHFULNESS - Hebrew, dual: By double slothfulness: or,
sloth with both hands.
T...
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10:18 fulness (k-4) Lit. 'By double slothfulness.' it is the dual.
framework (l-6) Or 'the building.'...
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PRACTICAL ADVICE TOUCHING LIFE'S PUZZLES
1-8. Cultivate wisdom and tact, specially in the dangers that attend
upon courts, but also in ordinary operations....
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When the timber-work of a house is neglected, it gives way. So will it
be also with the fabric of the state. DROPPETH THROUGH] RV 'leaketh.'...
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THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 10
THE WAY THAT A FOOLISH PERSON BEHAVES – ECCLESIASTES 10:1-3
V1 Dead flies can ge...
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DROPPETH — _i.e.,_ lets the rain drop through....
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בַּ עֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם יִמַּ֣ךְ הַ
מְּקָרֶ֑ה וּ בְ
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COMBINED WITH A STEADFAST FAITH IN THE LIFE TO COME.
Ecclesiastes 10:9 - Ecclesiastes 12:7
But, soft; is not our man of men becoming a mere man of pleasure? No;
for he recognises the claims of duty a...
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FOURTH SECTION
The Quest Achieved. The Chief Good Is To Be Found, Not In Wisdom, Nor
In Pleasure, Nor In Devotion To Affairs And Its Rewards;
But In A Wise Use And A Wise Enjoyment Of The Present Li...
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How, then, does worldly wisdom work? The preacher shows that its first
manifestation is discretion based upon selfishness. This section is a
series of brief sayings which are of the nature of proverbs...
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CHAPTER X.
_ Through. If we neglect our own, or other's soul, (Haydock) in the
administration of Church, (St. Jerome) or state, all will go to ruin._...
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By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of
the hands the house droppeth through. (19) A feast is made for
laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. (20)...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 12.
The Book of Ecclesiastes is, up to a certain point, the converse of
the Book of Proverbs. (see NOTE TO PROVERBS below) It is the
experience of a...
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BY MUCH SLOTHFULNESS THE BUILDING DECAYETH,.... Or, "by
slothfulnesses" g, The word is in the dual number, and so may signify
the slothfulness of the hands, as Aben Ezra, of both hands, and of
both fe...
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By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of
the hands the house droppeth through.
Ver. 18. _By much slothfulness the building decayeth._] So doth the
commonwealth not sheltere...
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IN THE MIDST OF FOOLISH TALKING AND SLOTHFULNESS...
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By much slothfulness, due to the owner's idleness, THE BUILDING
DECAYETH, no repairs being made, AND THROUGH IDLENESS OF THE HANDS THE
HOUSE DROPPETH THROUGH, the roof leaking and the rain penetrating...
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"THROUGH INDOLENCE THE RAFTERS SAG, AND THROUGH SLACKNESS THE HOUSE
LEAKS."
This seems to be. comment upon the previous verses. Solomon has just
discussed slothful rulers. "Certainly "sloth" (18) whic...
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16-20 The happiness of a land depends on the character of its rulers.
The people cannot be happy when their princes are childish, and lovers
of pleasure. Slothfulness is of ill consequence both to pr...
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That house which is neglected by its owner, and not repaired, must
needs come to ruin; whereby he intimates that the sloth and
carelessness of princes in the management of public affairs, which is
a u...
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Ecclesiastes 10:18 laziness H6103 building H4746 decays H4355 (H8735)
idleness H8220 hands H3027 house H1004 leaks...
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THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING TO THE RIGHT PERSON (ECCLESIASTES 10:15).
Ecclesiastes 10:15
‘The effort of fools wearies every one of them, for he does not know
how to go to the city.'
‘Them' is those...
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Ecclesiastes 10:10
I. In chap. xi. Koheleth urges upon us the necessity of diligence. He
has come to the conclusion that it is not worth while to have a nicely
calculated scheme of life, because at ev...
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Ecclesiastes 8:16-12
I. The Preacher commences this section by carefully defining his
position and equipment as he starts on his last course. (1) His first
conclusion is that wisdom, which of all temp...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs recommending wisdom as of great use for the right
ordering of our lives.
CHARACTERS: Solomon.
CONCLUSION: Fools are apt, at every turn, to proclaim their folly, for
if one is lack...
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Ecclesiastes 10:1. _Dead flies cause the ointment,_ of exquisite
perfumes, _to send forth a stinking savour;_ a satirical proverb,
applicable to characters in all the public walks of life. A general,...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 10:16. WHEN THY KING IS A CHILD.] Not in age, but in
understanding—wanting in all the qualities of a vigorous manhood.
And thy princes eat in the morning.] They employ i...
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EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 10:1
Section 11. _A little folly mars the effect of wisdom, _and is sure to
make itself conspicuous.
ECCLESIASTES 10:1
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to sen...
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Chapter 10:
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a
stinking odor: so does a little folly to him that is in reputation for
wisdom and honor (Ecclesiastes 10:1).
There are cert...
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2 Peter 1:5; Hebrews 6:11; Proverbs 12:24; Proverbs 14:1; Proverbs