16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 10:16:1 ⧉אִֽי־לָ֣ךְilakhwoe to you Ecclesiastes 10:16:2 ⧉אֶ֔רֶץeretsO land Ecclesiastes 10:16:3 ⧉שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְshemalkekhthat your king Ecclesiastes 10:16:4 ⧉נָ֑עַרnaaris a youth or child Ecclesiastes 10:16:5 ⧉וְשָׂרַ֖יִךְvesarayikhand your princes Ecclesiastes 10:16:6 ⧉בַּבֹּ֥קֶרbabokerin the morning Ecclesiastes 10:16:7 ⧉יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yokheluthey eat |
16. Formal Translation Woe to you, O land, when your king is a youth and your princes eat in the morning. |
16. Dynamic Translation Disaster hangs over a land when its ruler is immature and its officials feast early in the morning. |