Eclesiastés 10:17
Blessed 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!
Context
This verse from Eclesiastés Chapter 10 connects to 9 cross-references. Oráculo sobre el desierto del mar: una visión dura como torbellinos del Neguev — el traidor traiciona y el destructor destruye. Babilonia ha caído y sus ídolos están por tierra. Se anuncia también el oráculo contra Duma (Edom) y el …
Otras traducciones
Happy 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!
Happy art thou, O land, When thy king <FI>is<Fi> a son of freemen, And thy princes do eat in due season, For might, and not for drunkenness.
Happy is the land whose ruler is of noble birth, and whose chiefs take food at the right time, for strength and not for feasting.
Referencias cruzadas
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A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, …
And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will …