Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 10:18

¹⁸Through laziness the roof caves in,

and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Through laziness	בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם	ba·‘ă·ṣal·ta·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - fd	H6103 sluggishness
the roof	הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה	ham·mə·qā·reh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4746 beam-work
caves in	יִמַּ֣ךְ	yim·maḵ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4355 be low, humiliated
and in the hands	יָדַ֖יִם	yā·ḏa·yim	Noun - fd	H3027 hand
of the idle	וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת	ū·ḇə·šip̄·lūṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8220 sinking
the house	הַבָּֽיִת׃	hab·bā·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
leaks	יִדְלֹ֥ף	yiḏ·lōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1811 drop, drip

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.