Men prepare bread for laughter, and wine and oil that the living should rejoice: but to money all things will humbly yield obedience.
GNV
Ecclesiastes 10:19
They prepare bread for laughter, and wine comforteth the liuing, but siluer answereth to all.
Parallel Translations
Men prepare bread for laughter, and wine and oil that the living should rejoice: but to money all things will humbly yield obedience.
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.
Cross References
Psalms 104:15Ecclesiastes 2:1–2Isaiah 23:18Philippians 4:15–191 Peter 4:3Psalms 112:9Luke 12:19Isaiah 24:11Ecclesiastes 7:11–12Matthew 19:21Acts 2:45Nehemiah 5:82 Chronicles 24:11–141 Chronicles 29:2–9Matthew 17:27
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