Bible verse
The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.
Ecclesiastes 10:15 · BSB
The verses around it, from Ecclesiastes 10.
11 If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
13 The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.
14 Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?
15 The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.
16 Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.
17 Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.
18 Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
19 A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
KJV
The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
ASV
The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city.
ERV
The labour of fools wearieth every one of them, for he knoweth not how to go to the city.
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