18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 10:18:1 ⧉בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִםbaatsaltayimthrough idleness Ecclesiastes 10:18:2 ⧉יִמַּ֣ךְyimmakhit sinks down or collapses Ecclesiastes 10:18:3 ⧉הַמְּקָרֶ֑הhammekarethe roof beam or ceiling Ecclesiastes 10:18:4 ⧉וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּתuveshiflutand through lowness or slackness Ecclesiastes 10:18:5 ⧉יָדַ֖יִםyadayimof hands Ecclesiastes 10:18:6 ⧉יִדְלֹ֥ףyidlofit drips or leaks Ecclesiastes 10:18:7 ⧉הַבָּֽיִת׃habbayitthe house |
18. Formal Translation By slothfulness the roof will sag, and through slack hands the house will leak. |
18. Dynamic Translation When there is slackness, the roof sinks, and when hands are careless, the house drips. |