¹⁶^hWoe to thee, O land, when ⁱthy king is ^ja child, and thy princes ^keat in the morning! ¹⁷Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes ^leat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

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Footnotes

hch. 4:10 only.
jComp. 2 Chr. 13:7 (Heb.).
kComp. Isai. 5:11.
lSo Prov. 31:4.

Cross references

i Isai. 3:4, 5, 12.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child,

and your princes feast in the morning!

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!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Woe to the land whose king was a servant

and whose princes feast in the morning.

Blessed is the land whose king is of noble birth

and whose princes eat at a proper time—

for strength and not for drunkenness.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Woe to you, land, when your king is a youth

and your princes feast in the morning.

Blessed are you, land, when your king is a son of nobles

and your princes feast at the proper time—

for strength and not for drunkenness.

NLTNew Living Translation

What sorrow for the land ruled by a servant,

the land whose leaders feast in the morning.

Happy is the land whose king is a noble leader

and whose leaders feast at the proper time

to gain strength for their work, not to get drunk.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Woe to you, O land, when your king is a youth

and your princes feast in the morning.

Blessed are you, O land, when your king is a son of nobility

and your princes feast at the proper time—

to gain strength and not to get drunk.