Home / Ecclesiastes / Ecclesiastes 4:13 Ecclesiastes 4:13 Ecclesiastes 4:13 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
13 Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.
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13 A poor yet wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction—
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13 A poor yet wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction and counsel (friendly reproof, warning)—
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13 Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
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13 Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.
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13 Better is a poore and wise childe, then an olde and foolish King, which will no more be admonished.
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13 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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13 A poor but wise young man is better off than an old but foolish king. That king doesn’t pay attention to a warning anymore.
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13 A young man may be very poor. But if he is wise, he is better than a king who is foolish. When the king is old, he may not listen to his friends' advice.
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13 Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who has not known to be warned anymore.
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