Ecclesiastes 10:16-18

Good News Translation

¹⁶ A country is in trouble when its king is a youth and its leaders feast all night long. ¹⁷ But a country is fortunate to have a king who makes his own decisions and leaders who eat at the proper time, who control themselves and don't get drunk.

¹⁸ When you are too lazy to repair your roof, it will leak, and the house will fall in.