Ecclesiastes 10:18 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.

English ASV

By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

English Amplified

Through indolence the rafters [of state affairs] decay and the roof sinks in, and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Through indolence the rafters [of state affairs] decay and the roof sinks in, and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of negligent hands the house leaks.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth.

English EASY 2024

If a man is too lazy to work on his house, its roof will fall down. Rain will make his rooms wet.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

If someone is too lazy to work, their house will begin to leak, and the roof will fall in.

Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

When you are too lazy to repair your roof, it will leak, and the house will fall in.

English God's Word - GW 1995

A roof sags because of laziness. A house leaks because of idle hands.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of negligent hands the house leaks.

English KJV 1611

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

English LSB

Through indolence the beams sag, and through slack hands the house leaks.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

By slothfulness the rafters cave in, and by the idleness of one’s hands the house drips.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

When hands are lazy, the rafters sag; when hands are slack, the house leaks.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

When a man won't work, the roof falls down. When his hands aren't busy, the house leaks.

English NIV

If a man is lazy, the rafters sag; if his hands are idle, the house leaks.

English NKJ 1982

Because of laziness the building decays, And through idleness of hands the house leaks.

English NLT

Laziness lets the roof leak, and soon the rafters begin to rot.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Laziness lets the roof leak, and soon the rafters begin to rot.

English Tyndale 1537

Thorow slothfulness the balks fall down, and thorow idle hands it raineth in at the house.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 — Compare Translations