Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 10:17

אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֥ךְ בֶּן חוֹרִ֖ים וְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ בָּעֵ֣ת יֹאכֵ֔לוּ בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א בַשְּׁתִּֽי׃
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!

Hebrew

אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֥ךְ בֶּן חוֹרִ֖ים וְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ בָּעֵ֣ת יֹאכֵ֔לוּ בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א בַשְּׁתִּֽי׃

ʾashreyk ʾereṣ shemalkek ben ḥvoriym vsharayik baʿet yoʾkelv bigbvrah vloʾ bashtiy

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