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Douay-Rheims
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Blessed is the land, whose king is noble, and whose princes eat in due season for refreshment, and not for riotousness.
King James
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Blessed 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!
Louis Second
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Heureux toi, pays dont le roi est de race illustre, et dont les princes mangent au temps convenable, pour soutenir leurs forces, et non pour se livrer à la boisson
Martin Luther
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Wohl dir, Land, des König edel ist und des Fürsten zu rechter Zeit essen, zur Stärke und nicht zur Lust.
Vulgate
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beata terra cuius rex nobilis est et cuius principes vescuntur in tempore suo ad reficiendum et non ad luxuriam

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


terra : earth, ground, land, country, soil.
cuius : (masc. sing. gen.) (the saint) WHOSE virtues were many.
cuius : (fem. sing. gen.) (the queen), the vices OF WHOM were many.
cuius : (neut. sing. gen) (the building) the size OF WHICH was great.
in : (+ acc.) into, toward, against.
in : (+ abl.) in.
suo : to stitch, join.
non : not.