Adam Clarke Commentary - Ecclesiastes 10:16

Adam Clarke Commentary - Ecclesiastes 10:16 - 10:16

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Adam Clarke Commentary - Ecclesiastes 10:16 - 10:16

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10:1 - 10:1
10:2 - 10:2
10:3 - 10:3
10:4 - 10:4
10:5 - 10:5
10:8 - 10:8
10:9 - 10:9
10:10 - 10:10
10:11 - 10:11
10:12 - 10:12
10:14 - 10:14
10:15 - 10:15
10:16 - 10:16
10:17 - 10:17
10:18 - 10:18
10:19 - 10:19
10:20 - 10:20

Wo to thee, O land, when thy king is a child - Minorities are, in general, very prejudicial to a state. Regents either disagree, and foment civil wars; or oppress the people. Various discordant interests are raised up in a state during a minority; and the young king, having been under the tutelage of interested men, acts partially and injuriously to the interests of the people when he comes to the throne; and this produces popular discontent, and a troubled reign.

Thy princes eat in the morning! - They do nothing in order; turn night into day, and day into night; sleep when they should wake, and wake when they should sleep; attending more to chamberings and banquetings, than to the concerns of the state.