Verse List for ECC 10:18

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OET (OET-RV) With a lazy owner, the roof beams will sag. ⇔ ≈ Idle hands will result in a leaky house.

OET-LV In_laziness(es) it _comes _low the_rafter[s] and_in_lowering _of hands it _leaks the_house.

ULT With laziness, the beams of the roof sink, ⇔  and in idleness of hands, the house will leak.

UST It is like people say: ⇔  “Lazy homeowners will neglect their roofs
⇔  to the point that they sag and collapse; ⇔  the idle lifestyle of house owners
⇔  will eventually cause rainwater to leak into the house.“

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

OEB No OEB ECC book available

WEBBE & WMBB 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 • Through sloth the roof sinks in,
• 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.

Moff Sloth makes the rafters sink: ⇔  when hands are slack, the roof will leak.

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.

Drby 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.
(By slothfulness the roof sinkth in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.)

SLT By sloth the frame work will pine away; and by the letting down of the hands, the house will drop.

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

KJB-1769 ¶ By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

KJB-1611 ¶ By much slouthfulnesse the building decayeth; and through idlenesse of the hands the house droppeth through.
(¶ By much slouthfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.)

Bshps Thorowe slouthfulnesse the balkes fall downe, and thorowe idle handes it rayneth in at the house.
(Through slouthfulness the balkes fall down, and through idle hands it raineth/rains in at the house.)

Gnva 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 ydleness of the hands the house droppeth through.)

Cvdl Thorow slouthfulnesse the balkes fall downe, and thorow ydle hades it rayneth in at the house.
(Through slouthfulness the balkes fall down, and through idle hands it raineth/rains in at the house.)

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

Luth (Denn durch Faulheit sinken die Balken, und durch hinlässige Hände wird das Haus triefend.)
((Because through Faulheit sink the Balken, and through negligente hands becomes the house dripping/oozingd.))

ClVg In pigritiis humiliabitur contignatio, et in infirmitate manuum perstillabit domus.
(In pigritiis will_be_humiliated contignatio, and in/into/on weakness hands perstillabit home.)

UHB בַּ⁠עֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם יִמַּ֣ךְ הַ⁠מְּקָרֶ֑ה וּ⁠בְ⁠שִׁפְל֥וּת יָדַ֖יִם יִדְלֹ֥ף הַ⁠בָּֽיִת׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἐν ὀκνηρίαις ταπεινωθήσεται ἡ δόκωσις, καὶ ἐν ἀργίᾳ χειρῶν στάξει ἡ οἰκία.

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