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But money answers everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ecclesiastes/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>People</i> prepare a meal for enjoyment, wine makes life joyful, and money is the answer to everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Men prepare a meal for enjoyment, and wine makes life merry, and money is the answer to everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ecclesiastes/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br /><i>Men</i> prepare a meal for enjoyment, and wine makes life merry, and money is the answer to everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br /><i>Men</i> prepare bread for laughter, and wine makes life glad, and money is the answer to everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br /><i>The officials</i> make a feast for enjoyment [instead of repairing what is broken], and serve wine to make life merry, and money is the answer to everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life happy, and money is the answer for everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life happy, and money is the answer for everything. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ecclesiastes/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Eating and drinking make you feel happy, and money can buy everything you need. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ecclesiastes/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life: and money answereth all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ecclesiastes/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A meal is made for laughter, and wine makes life pleasant, but money is the answer for everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Feasting makes you happy and wine cheers you up, but you can't have either without money. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ecclesiastes/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Festivals are for laughter, wine makes life pleasant, and money speaks to everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ecclesiastes/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Feasts are made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ecclesiastes/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ecclesiastes/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For mirth they are making a feast, "" And wine makes life joyful, "" And the silver answers with all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For mirth they are making a feast, And wine maketh life joyful, And the silver answereth with all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For laughter they make bread, and wine will gladden the living: and silver will answer with all.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For laughter they make bread, and wine that the living may feast: and all things obey money. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />While laughing, they make bread and wine, so that the living may feast. And all things are obedient to money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ecclesiastes/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />A feast is made for merriment and wine gives joy to the living, but money answers for everything. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ecclesiastes/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Feasts are made for laughter; wine gladdens life, and money meets every need.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Bread and wine are made for joy, and oil makes life merry; but money brings one low and causes him to go astray in all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For joy, bread and wine are made, and oil that gladdens life; and money humbles and seduces them in all things<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ecclesiastes/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />A feast is made for laughter, And wine maketh glad the life; And money answereth all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Men prepare bread for laughter, and wine and oil that the living should rejoice: but to money all things will humbly yield obedience.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ecclesiastes/10-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8-2fxj-VcEg?start=1983" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Wisdom and Folly</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">A feast</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">is prepared</a> <a href="/hebrew/7814.htm" title="7814: liś·ḥō·wq (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Laughter, derision, sport. Or schoq; from sachaq; laughter.">for laughter,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: wə·ya·yin (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">and wine</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yîm (N-mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">makes life</a> <a href="/hebrew/8055.htm" title="8055: yə·śam·maḥ (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- Rejoice, be glad. A primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. be blithe or gleesome.">merry,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: wə·hak·ke·sep̄ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">but money</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ya·‘ă·neh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To answer, respond.">is the answer</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: hak·kōl (Art:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">for everything.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-17.htm">Proverbs 21:17</a></span><br />He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-6.htm">Proverbs 31:6-7</a></span><br />Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul. / Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/22-13.htm">Isaiah 22:13</a></span><br />But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Luke 12:19</a></span><br />Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">1 Timothy 6:10</a></span><br />For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-20.htm">Proverbs 23:20-21</a></span><br />Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat. / For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-11.htm">Hosea 4:11</a></span><br />to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-32.htm">1 Corinthians 15:32</a></span><br />If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-5.htm">James 5:5</a></span><br />You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-15.htm">Proverbs 10:15</a></span><br />The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-20.htm">Proverbs 14:20</a></span><br />The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-4.htm">Proverbs 19:4</a></span><br />Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19</a></span><br />Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-13.htm">Luke 16:13</a></span><br />No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Matthew 6:24</a></span><br />No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes merry: but money answers all things.</p><p class="hdg">feast</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:1,2</a></b></br> I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also <i>is</i> vanity… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:2-6</a></b></br> <i>It is</i> better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that <i>is</i> the end of all men; and the living will lay <i>it</i> to his heart… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/43-34.htm">Genesis 43:34</a></b></br> And he took <i>and sent</i> messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.</p><p class="hdg">and wine</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:7</a></b></br> Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Psalm 104:15</a></b></br> And wine <i>that</i> maketh glad the heart of man, <i>and</i> oil to make <i>his</i> face to shine, and bread <i>which</i> strengtheneth man's heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/24-11.htm">Isaiah 24:11</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:11,12</a></b></br> Wisdom <i>is</i> good with an inheritance: and <i>by it there is</i> profit to them that see the sun… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/21-24.htm">1 Chronicles 21:24</a></b></br> And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take <i>that</i> which <i>is</i> thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/29-2.htm">1 Chronicles 29:2</a></b></br> Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for <i>things to be made</i> of gold, and the silver for <i>things</i> of silver, and the brass for <i>things</i> of brass, the iron for <i>things</i> of iron, and wood for <i>things</i> of wood; onyx stones, and <i>stones</i> to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-11.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-7.htm">Enjoyment</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-17.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-7.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Gladdens</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-7.htm">Joyful</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-6.htm">Laughter</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-10.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-1.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Making</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-17.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-7.htm">Merry</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-15.htm">Mirth</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-12.htm">Money</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-25.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-10.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-8.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-7.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/11-1.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-12.htm">Enjoyment</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/songs/1-4.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-2.htm">Gladdens</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-9.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-10.htm">Joyful</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-7.htm">Laughter</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-5.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-5.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-12.htm">Making</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-20.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-17.htm">Merry</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm">Mirth</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-22.htm">Money</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-21.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-6.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/songs/1-2.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Ecclesiastes 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-1.htm">observations of wisdom and folly</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-7.htm">death in life</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-9.htm">and the day of judgment in the days of youth, are to be thought on</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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They were occasions for community bonding and were typically marked by abundance and generosity. The Bible frequently references feasts as times of joy and fellowship, such as in the parable of the prodigal son (<a href="/luke/15-23.htm">Luke 15:23-24</a>). Feasts in biblical times were not only about physical nourishment but also about emotional and spiritual refreshment, reflecting the communal aspect of life in Israelite society.<p><b>and wine makes life merry</b><br>Wine was a common beverage in biblical times, often associated with joy and celebration. It was a staple in the diet and used in religious ceremonies, symbolizing blessing and abundance. The Bible acknowledges the positive aspects of wine, as seen in <a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Psalm 104:15</a>, which speaks of wine gladdening the heart. However, it also warns against excess and drunkenness (<a href="/proverbs/20.htm">Proverbs 20:1</a>). The dual nature of wine as both a gift and a potential stumbling block reflects the need for moderation and wisdom in its consumption.<p><b>but money is the answer for everything</b><br>This phrase reflects the practical realities of life, acknowledging the power and influence of wealth. In the ancient world, as today, money was necessary for meeting basic needs and facilitating trade and commerce. The Bible often addresses the role of money, warning against the love of it (<a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">1 Timothy 6:10</a>) and emphasizing the importance of using wealth wisely and justly. While money can solve many practical problems, the Bible also teaches that it cannot provide true fulfillment or salvation, which are found only in God (<a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a>). This phrase serves as a reminder of the limitations of material wealth and the importance of prioritizing spiritual riches.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>- Traditionally considered the author of Ecclesiastes, Solomon was the king of Israel known for his wisdom, wealth, and writings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>- The central place of worship and governance during Solomon's reign, often associated with the setting of his teachings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/feasts.htm">Feasts</a></b><br>- Social and religious gatherings in ancient Israel, often involving food, drink, and celebration.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wine.htm">Wine</a></b><br>- A common beverage in biblical times, symbolizing joy and festivity but also caution against excess.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/money.htm">Money</a></b><br>- Represents material wealth and its influence on human affairs, a recurring theme in wisdom literature.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_pleasures.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Pleasures</a></b><br>Feasting and wine bring temporary joy, but they do not provide lasting fulfillment. Christians are encouraged to seek joy in the Lord, which is eternal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_money_in_life.htm">The Role of Money in Life</a></b><br>While money can solve many practical problems, it should not be the ultimate pursuit. Believers are called to use their resources wisely and for God's glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/balancing_enjoyment_and_responsibility.htm">Balancing Enjoyment and Responsibility</a></b><br>Enjoyment of life’s pleasures is not inherently wrong, but it must be balanced with responsibility and stewardship. Christians should enjoy God's blessings without falling into excess.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_materialism.htm">The Danger of Materialism</a></b><br>The verse highlights the potential for materialism to overshadow spiritual values. Believers must guard against allowing money to become an idol.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_financial_stewardship.htm">Wisdom in Financial Stewardship</a></b><br>Understanding the role of money in life requires wisdom. Christians are encouraged to seek God's guidance in financial decisions and to prioritize generosity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ecclesiastes_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ecclesiastes 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_bachelor_parties.htm">What does the Bible say about Christian bachelor parties?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_success_worth_your_soul.htm">Is worldly success worth losing your soul?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_'cast_bread'_yield_results.htm">In Ecclesiastes 11:1, how is 'casting bread upon the waters' supposed to yield a result when bread would dissolve or sink?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_christian_goth_culture.htm">What defines Christian Goth culture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) I look on these verses as isolated proverbs, and believe that the obvious meaning suggested by the English of this verse is the right one. Those who strive to trace a continuity of thought take <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-18.htm" title="By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house drops through.">Ecclesiastes 10:18</a> as a figurative description of the ruin of an ill-governed land; <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-19.htm" title="A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes merry: but money answers all things.">Ecclesiastes 10:19</a> as describing the riot of those rulers who make feasts for merriment, and have money freely at their disposal; and (<a href="/ecclesiastes/10-20.htm" title="Curse not the king, no not in your thought; and curse not the rich in your bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which has wings shall tell the matter.">Ecclesiastes 10:20</a>) as a warning to the subjects to beware how, notwithstanding all this mis-government, they venture to rebel.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry</span>. Here is a cause of the decay spoken of above. The rulers spend in revelry and debauchery the time and energy which they ought to give to affairs of state. More literally, <span class="accented">for merriment they make bread, and wine</span> [<span class="accented">that</span>] <span class="accented">cheereth life</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> they use God's good gifts of bread and wine as means of intemperance and thoughtless pleasure. So a psalmist speaks of wine as making glad the heart of man (<a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Psalm 104:15</a>); and Ben-Sira says, "Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is there to a man that is without wine? for it was created to make men glad. Wine measurably drunk and in season bringeth gladness of the heart, and cheer fullness of the mind" (Ecclus. 31. [34.] 27, 28). <span class="cmt_word">But money answereth all things</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> grants all that such persons want. It requires money to provide rich food and costly wines; this they possess, and they are thus able to indulge their appetites to the utmost. It concerns them not how such resources are obtained - won by extortion from a starving people, exacted in exorbitant taxation, pillaged by unscrupulous instruments; they want gold to expend on their lusts, and they get it same-how, and with it all that in their view makes life worth living. Commentators alto Horace, ' Ep.,' 1:6.36, "Scilicet uxorem," etc. <p><span class="accented">"For why - a portioned wife, fair fame, and friends,<br />Beauty and birth on sovereign Wealth attends.<br />Blest is her votary throned his bags among?<br />Persuasion's self sits perched upon his tongue;<br />Love beams in every feature of his face,<br />And every gesture beams celestial grace."</span><br /><br />(<span class="note_acc">Howes.</span>) Corn. a Lapide appositely quotes - <p><span class="foreign">"...quidquid nummis praesentibus opta,<br />Et veniet; clausum possidet arca Jovem."</span> <p><span class="accented">"If thou hast gold, then wish for anything,<br />And it will surely come; the money-box<br />Hath in it a most potent deity."</span> Pineda, followed by Metals, suggests that this verse may be taken in a good sense. He would make ver. 18 correspond to ver. 16, characterizing the government of debauchees, and ver. 19 correspond to ver. 17, representing the rule of temperate princes where all is peace and prosperity. But there is nothing grammatical to indicate this arrangement; and the explanation given above is doubtless correct. The Septuagint Version is not faithful in our present text, though it is followed virtually by the Syriac: <span class="greek">Αἰς γέλωτα ποιοῦσιν ἄρτον καὶ</span> <span class="greek">οϊνον καὶ ἔλαιον τοῦ εὐφρανθῆναι ζῶντας καὶ τοῦ ἀργυρίου ταπεινώσει ἐπακούσεται τὰ πάντα</span> "For gladness they make bread and wine and oil, that the living may rejoice, and to money all things will humble themselves, will obey" (doubly translating the word). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ecclesiastes/10-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">A feast</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶ֔חֶם</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is prepared</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹשִׂ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·śîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for laughter,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׂחוֹק֙</span> <span class="translit">(liś·ḥō·wq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7814.htm">Strong's 7814: </a> </span><span class="str2">Laughter, derision, sport</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and wine</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַ֖יִן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wine, intoxication</span><br /><br /><span class="word">makes life</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">merry,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשַׂמַּ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(yə·śam·maḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8055.htm">Strong's 8055: </a> </span><span class="str2">To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but money</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַכֶּ֖סֶף</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hak·ke·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the answer</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲנֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for everything.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ecclesiastes/10-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ecclesiastes/10-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ecclesiastes/10-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/10-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ecclesiastes/10-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ecclesiastes/10-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ecclesiastes/10-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ecclesiastes/10-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ecclesiastes/10-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ecclesiastes/10-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-19.htm">OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 10:19 A feast is made for laughter (Ecclesiast. 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