17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 10:17:1 ⧉אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְashrekhhappy are you Ecclesiastes 10:17:2 ⧉אֶ֔רֶץeretsO land Ecclesiastes 10:17:3 ⧉שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְshemalkekhwhose king is yours or when your king is Ecclesiastes 10:17:4 ⧉בֶּן־חוֹרִ֑יםbenkhorima son of nobles or a son of free men Ecclesiastes 10:17:5 ⧉וְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙vesarayikhand your princes Ecclesiastes 10:17:6 ⧉בָּעֵ֣תbaetat the time Ecclesiastes 10:17:7 ⧉יֹאכֵ֔לוּyokheluthey eat Ecclesiastes 10:17:8 ⧉בִּגְבוּרָ֖הbigvurain strength Ecclesiastes 10:17:9 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not Ecclesiastes 10:17:10 ⧉בַשְּׁתִֽי׃vashtein drinking |
17. Formal Translation Blessed are you, O land, when your king is a son of nobles, and your princes eat at the proper time for strength and not for drunkenness. |
17. Dynamic Translation Fortunate is the land when its king is of noble birth and its leaders eat at the right time for strength and not for drunken pleasure. |