Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThrough laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks. Young's Literal Translation By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop. King James Bible By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. Hebrew Through lazinessבַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם (ba·‘ă·ṣal·ta·yim) Preposition-b | Noun - fd Strong's 6103: Sluggishness the roof הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה (ham·mə·qā·reh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4746: Something meeting, a frame caves in, יִמַּ֣ךְ (yim·maḵ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4355: To be low or humiliated and in the hands יָדַ֖יִם (yā·ḏa·yim) Noun - fd Strong's 3027: A hand of the idle, וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת (ū·ḇə·šip̄·lūṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8220: Remissness the house הַבָּֽיִת׃ (hab·bā·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house leaks. יִדְלֹ֥ף (yiḏ·lōp̄) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1811: To drip, to weep |