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LXX

Ecclesiastes 10:17

Blessed art thou, O land, whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes shall eat seasonably, for strength, and shall not be ashamed.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
Blessed are you, O land, whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes shall eat seasonably, for strength, and shall not be ashamed.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
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!
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
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!
World English Bible

Cross References

Proverbs 31:4–5Deuteronomy 14:26Ecclesiastes 10:6–7Proverbs 28:2–3Isaiah 5:11Jeremiah 30:21

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