Neville Goddard on Ecclesiastes 10:16-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ecclesiastes 10 in context

Scripture Focus

16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

17Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

20Curse 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.

Ecclesiastes 10:16-20

Biblical Context

Ecclesiastes contrasts a land ruled by a child with one led by mature nobles; it warns that idleness decays structures, while measured provision accompanies strength. It also notes that wealth can seem to solve all, and cautions not to curse those in authority, for words travel and influence outcomes.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your land is your consciousness, and its king is the dominant state you entertain. When that king is a child—unseasoned and reactive—your life mirrors confusion and craving. When the king is the son of nobles—disciplined and seasoned by truth—your energy serves strength and proper timing, not drunken excess. Slothful inner posture decays the inner building; the house drops through when imagination is neglected. The surface feast of laughter and wine represents pleasures that can distract, yet the claim that money answers all things points to a mind that imagines with abundance. Remember: you are always imagining; the world reflects your inner state. Do not curse the king or the rich in thought, for a bird of the air carries the voice and travel of your inner conversations. The practice is to revise: assume the inner king is mature and provisioned, and feel that state as present fact. When you hold that state, provision, health, and order manifest as natural expressions of a living consciousness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: tonight, sit quietly and imagine you are the king of your inner land—calm, strong, discerning. then revise one recent scene as if governed by this mature king and feel the abundance arising in your next moment.