Parallel ECC 10:18

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BSB  ⇔ Through laziness the roof caves in,
⇔ and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.

OEB Through idleness the roof sinks in,
⇔ And through slackness of hands does the house fall a-leaking.

WEB By slothfulness the roof sinks in;
⇔ and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

NET Because of laziness the roof caves in,
 ⇔ and because of idle hands the house leaks.

LSV By slothfulness is the wall brought low,
And by idleness of the hands the house drops.

FBV Lazy people let their roofs collapse; idle people don't repair their leaky houses.

T4T  ⇔ Some men are very lazy and do not repair the rafters,
⇔ with the result that the rafters sag and collapse;
 ⇔ and if they do not repair the roof,
⇔ water will leak into the house when it rains.

LEB  •  and through idleness of hands the house leaks.

BBE When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house.

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JPS By slothfulness the rafters sink in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

ASV By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

DRA By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.

YLT By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.

DBY By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth.

RV By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

WBS By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

KJB ¶ By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

BB Thorowe slouthfulnesse the balkes fall downe, and thorowe idle handes it rayneth in at the house.
  (Thorowe slouthfulnesse the balkes fall down, and thorowe idle hands it rayneth in at the house.)

GNV By slouthfulnes the roofe of the house goeth to decaie, and by the ydlenesse of the handes the house droppeth through.
  (By slouthfulnes the roof of the house goeth/goes to decaie, and by the ydlenesse of the hands the house droppeth through.)

CB Thorow slouthfulnesse the balkes fall downe, and thorow ydle hades it rayneth in at the house.
  (Thorow slouthfulnesse the balkes fall down, and through ydle hades it rayneth in at the house.)

WYC The hiynesse of housis schal be maad low in slouthis; and the hous schal droppe in the feblenesse of hondis.
  (The hiynesse of houses shall be made low in slouthis; and the house shall droppe in the feblenesse of hands.)

LUT (Denn durch Faulheit sinken die Balken, und durch hinlässige Hände wird das Haus triefend.)
  ((Because through Faulheit sinken the Balken, and through hinlässige Hände becomes the Haus triefend.))

CLV In pigritiis humiliabitur contignatio, et in infirmitate manuum perstillabit domus.
  (In pigritiis humiliabitur contignatio, and in infirmitate manuum perstillabit domus.)

BRN By slothful neglect a building will be brought low: and by idleness of the hands the house will fall to pieces.

BrLXX Ἐν ὀκνηρίαις ταπεινωθήσεται ἡ δόκωσις, καὶ ἐν ἀργίᾳ χειρῶν στάξει ἡ οἰκία.
  (En oknaʸriais tapeinōthaʸsetai haʸ dokōsis, kai en argia ⱪeirōn staxei haʸ oikia.)