Ecclesiastes 10:17-20

¹⁷Blessed art thou, O land, whose king is a son of nobles, And whose princes shall eat seasonably, for strength, And shall not be ashamed.

¹⁸By slothful neglect a building will be brought low: And by idleness of the hands the house will fall to pieces.

¹⁹Men prepare bread for laughter, And wine and oil that the living should rejoice: But to money all things will humbly yield obedience.

²⁰Even in thy conscience, curse not the king; And curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: For a bird of the air shall carry thy voice, And that which has wings shall report thy speech.