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Ecclesiastes 4:13
Better [is] a poor and a wise child, than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
Ecclesiastes 4:13 · Webster Bible
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Ecclesiastes 4:13 in other translations
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn’t know how to receive admonition any more.
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In context
10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him [that is] alone when he falleth; for [he hath] not another to help him to rise.
11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm [alone]?
12 And if one prevaileth against him, two shall withstand him; and a three-fold cord is not quickly broken.
13 Better [is] a poor and a wise child, than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also [he that is] born in his kingdom becometh poor.
15 I considered all the living who walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.
16 [There is] no end of all the people, [even] of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.
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