Ecclesiastes 10:17

"Blessed are you,. land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time---for strength, and not for drunkenness."

The word "nobility" is not. touch of snobbery. Rather, the true idea of nobility is those individuals who have been trained and have accepted the type of training and wisdom which is needed to rule. "One who really merits the name" (Leupold p. 250). This verse also infers that eating must never become an end in itself. "whose leaders work hard before they feast and drink, and then only to strengthen themselves for the tasks ahead" (Tay). Godly individuals eat at the right time and for the right reasons. Such men view their positions as one of great responsibility and are committed to the good of the nation. Hence blessed is the nation whose rulers do not see their position as being merely for their own enrichment.