Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 10:17

אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֥ךְ בֶּן חוֹרִ֖ים וְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ בָּעֵ֣ת יֹאכֵ֔לוּ בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א בַשְּׁתִּֽי׃
ʾashreyk ʾereṣ shemalkek ben ḥvoriym vsharayik baʿet yoʾkelv bigbvrah vloʾ bashtiy
King James Version (KJV)

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!

Modern English

Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of the nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

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