ecclesiastes 10:17 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!

ecclesiastes 10:17 Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time-- for strength, and not for drunkenness.

17. son of nobles--not merely in blood, but in virtue, the true nobility (So 7:1; Isa 32:5, 8).
in due season-- (Ec 3:1), not until duty has first been attended to.
for strength--to refresh the body, not for revelry (included in "drunkenness").

ecclesiastes 10:17 Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time-- for strength, and not for drunkenness.

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