17Blessed 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!
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It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: …
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged. …
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 16-20)Solomon here observes, I. How much the happiness of a land depends upon the character of its rulers; it is well or ill with the people according as the princes are good or bad. 1. The people cannot be happy when their princes are childish and voluptuous (Eccl. 10:16): Woe unto thee, O land ! even the land of Canaan itself, though otherwise the glory of all lands, when thy king is a child , not so…
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