en_tn_condensed/ecc/10/16.md

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# Woe to you, land ... blessed are you, land
In these verse, the writer is speaking to the nation as if it were a person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])
# if your king is a young boy
This means that the king is inexperienced or immature.
# begin feasting in the morning
This implies that the leaders are more concerned with having a good time than with leading the nation. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# king is the son of nobles
This implies that the son has been trained by his elders in the customs of being a good king. AT: "king has trained by nobles" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# for strength, and not for drunkenness
This explains why the blessed leaders eat.
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/feast]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/noble]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/drunk]]