A feast is made for laughter, And wine makes merry; But money answers everything.
Ecclesiastes 10:19
Surrounding context
10:18 Because of laziness the building decays, And through idleness of hands the house leaks.
10:19 A feast is made for laughter, And wine makes merry; But money answers everything.
10:20 Do not curse the king, even in your thought; Do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom; For a bird of the air may carry your voice, And a bird in flight may tell the matter.