Ecclesiastes 10:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.

Young's Literal Translation
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King James Bible
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king [is] a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

Hebrew
Woe to you,
אִֽי־ (’î-)
Interjection
Strong's 337: Alas!

O land
אֶ֔רֶץ (’e·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

whose king
שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ (šem·mal·kêḵ)
Pronoun - relative | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

is a youth,
נָ֑עַר (nā·‘ar)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

and whose princes
וְשָׂרַ֖יִךְ (wə·śā·ra·yiḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

feast
יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ (yō·ḵê·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 398: To eat

in the morning.
בַּבֹּ֥קֶר (bab·bō·qer)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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