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Ecclesiastes 10:15

The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
Ecclesiastes 10:15 · King James Version

In other versions

  • The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city.

    ASV

  • The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.

    BBE

  • The labour of fools wearieth them, because they know not how to go to the city.

    DBY

  • The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn't know how to go to the city.

    WEB

  • The labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city.

    YLT

  • The labour of the foolish wearies every one of them, because he knows not how to go to the city.

    ENG

  • The labor of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

    WBT

  • The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.

    BSB

In context

13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

14A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

15The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

17Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

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