Ecclesiastes 10:17
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Blessed is the land, whose king is noble, and whose princes eat in due season for refreshment, and not for riotousness.

when

Ecclesiastes 10:6,7 A fool set in high dignity, and the rich sitting beneath. . . .

Proverbs 28:2,3 For the sins of the land many are the princes thereof: and for the wisdom of a man, and the knowledge of those things that are said, the life of the prince shall be prolonged. . . .

Jeremiah 30:21 And their leader shall be of themselves: and their prince shall come forth from the midst of them: and I will bring him near, and he shall come to me: for who is this that setteth his heart to approach to me, saith the Lord?

and thy

Proverbs 31:4,5 Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth: . . .

Context
Wisdom and Folly
16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and when the princes eat in the morning. 17Blessed is the land, whose king is noble, and whose princes eat in due season for refreshment, and not for riotousness.18By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.…
Cross References
Proverbs 31:4
Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth:

Isaiah 5:11
Woe to you that rise up early in the morning to follow drunkenness, and to drink in the evening, to be inflamed with wine.

Lexicon
Blessed are you,
אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ (’aš·rêḵ)
Interjection | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 835: Happiness, interjection, how happy!

O land
אֶ֔רֶץ (’e·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

whose king
שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ (šem·mal·kêḵ)
Pronoun - relative | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

is a son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of nobles,
חוֹרִ֑ים (ḥō·w·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2715: White, pure, noble

and whose princes
וְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ (wə·śā·ra·yiḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

feast
יֹאכֵ֔לוּ (yō·ḵê·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

at the proper time—
בָּעֵ֣ת (bā·‘êṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6256: Time, now, when

[to be] strong
בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה (biḡ·ḇū·rāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1369: Force, valor, victory

rather than
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

to become drunk.
בַשְּׁתִֽי׃ (ḇaš·šə·ṯî)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8358: A drinking, drinking bout


Additional Translations
Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time—to be strong rather than to become drunk.Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Happy 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!

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

Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a son of nobles, and thy princes eat in [due] season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Happy 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!

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!

Happy are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Happy art thou, O land, When thy king is a son of freemen, And thy princes do eat in due season, For might, and not for drunkenness.
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