The King James Version Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:18-20

  1. By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

  2. A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

  3. Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.