Ecc Ecclesiastes, chapter Ecclesiastes, chapter 10
You're fortunate if your king comes from a noble family, and your leaders feast at the proper time to give themselves energy, and not to get drunk.
Ecclesiastes 10:17 in different translations
English
KJV (66 books)
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!
ASV
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!
BSB
Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.
DRA
Blessed is the land, whose king is noble, and whose princes eat in due season for refreshment, and not for riotousness.
GNV
Blessed art thou, O land, when thy King is the sonne of nobles, and thy princes eate in time, for strength and not for drunkennesse.
JPS
Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a free man, and thy princes eat in due season, in strength, and not in drunkenness!
LSV
Blessed are you, O land, || When your king [is] a son of nobles, || And your princes eat in due season, || For might, and not for drunkenness.
NASB
Blessed are you, land whose king is of nobility, and whose princes eat at the appropriate time—for strength and not for drunkenness. NASB 2020
NIV (US)
Blessed is the land whose king is of noble birth and whose princes eat at a proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.
NMV
Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous) [are] youi, O land, when youi king [is] the son of nobles, and youi princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
OJB
Blessed art thou, O eretz, when thy melech is a nobleman, and thy sarim (princes) eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
T4T
But a nation will prosper if its ruler is from a ◄noble/well-educated► family, and if its other leaders feast only at the proper times, and if they eat and drink only to be strong, not to become drunk.
WEB (US)
Happy are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
Russian
РСП (66 кн.)
Благо тебе, земля, когда царь у тебя из благородного рода, и князья твои едят вовремя, для подкрепления, а не для пресыщения!
НРП
Благо тебе, страна, чей царь из знатного рода, и чьи вельможи едят и пьют в нужное время — для подкрепления, а не для пьянства.
Заокская (Кулаков)
Блаженна страна, где царь — из достойного рода, а вельможи за стол садятся вовремя — подкрепляются, а не напиваются.
ВП
Благословенна ты, страна, чей царь из знатного рода и чьи вельможи едят и пьют в нужное время — для подкрепления, а не для пьянства.
СП (БЛ)
Счастье стране, чей царь благородного рода, чьи правители знают меру в еде и питье. Они пьют и едят для поддержания сил, а не для опьянения.