Ecclesiastes 10:15-17

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¹⁵The toil of a fool wearies him,
so that he does not know the way to the city.

¹⁶Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child,
    and your princes feast in the morning!
¹⁷Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of free men,
    and your princes feast at the proper time,
    for strength, and not for drunkenness!

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