Ecclesiastes 10:15

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

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

Latin

Labor stultorum affliget eos, qui nesciunt in urbem pergere.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Ecclesiastes 10:15

People who rarely work get tired quickly when they try to do it.

Ecclesiastes 10:15–20

The audience for this speech might have been a group of government workers. How should a leader govern when power and wealth lead to a lack of responsibility?

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Matthew 11:28–30
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

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