New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 9:11-18
11I againH7725 sawH7200 underH8478 the sunH8121 that the 1raceH4793 is not to the swiftH7031 and the 2battleH4421 is not to the warriorsH1368, and neitherH1571H3808 is breadH3899 to the wiseH2450 norH3808H1571 3wealthH6239 to the discerningH995 norH3808H1571 favorH2580 to men of abilityH3045; for timeH6256 and 4chanceH6294 overtakeH7136 them allH3605. 12MoreoverH3588H1571, manH120 does not 5knowH3045 his timeH6256: like fishH1709 caughtH270 in a treacherousH7451 netH4685 and 6birdsH6833 trappedH270 in a snareH6341, so the sonsH1121 of menH120 are 7ensnaredH3369 at an evilH7451 timeH6256 when it 8suddenlyH6597 fallsH5307 on them.
13AlsoH1571 thisH2090 I came to seeH7200 as wisdomH2451 underH8478 the sunH8121, and 9it impressedH1419 me. 14There 10was a smallH6996 cityH5892 with fewH4592 menH376 in it and a greatH1419 kingH4428 cameH935 to it, surroundedH5437 it and constructedH1129 largeH1419 siegeworksH4685 againstH5921 it. 15But there was foundH4672 in it a 11poorH4542 wiseH2450 manH376 and he 12deliveredH4422 the cityH5892 13by his wisdomH2451. Yet 14noH3808 oneH120 rememberedH2142 that poorH4542 manH376. 16So I saidH559, “15WisdomH2451 is betterH2896 thanH4480 strengthH1369.” But the wisdomH2451 of the poorH4542 manH4542 is despisedH959 and his wordsH1697 are not heededH8085. 17The 16wordsH1697 of the wiseH2450 heardH8085 in quietnessH5183 are better thanH4480 the shoutingH2199 of a rulerH4910 among foolsH3684. 1817WisdomH2451 is betterH2896 thanH4480 weaponsH3627 of warH7128, but 18oneH259 sinnerH2398 destroysH6 muchH7235 goodH2899.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 9:11 Amos 2:14, 15 ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 9:11 2 Chr 20:15; Ps 76:5; Zech 4:6 ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 9:11 Deut 8:17, 18 ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 9:11 1 Sam 6:9 ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 9:12 Eccl 8:7 ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 9:12 Prov 7:23 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 9:12 Prov 29:6; Is 24:18; Hos 9:8 ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 9:12 Luke 21:34, 35 ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 9:13 Lit great it was to me ↩
- 10. Ecclesiastes 9:14 2 Sam 20:16-22 ↩
- 11. Ecclesiastes 9:15 Eccl 4:13 ↩
- 12. Ecclesiastes 9:15 Or might have delivered ↩
- 13. Ecclesiastes 9:15 2 Sam 20:22 ↩
- 14. Ecclesiastes 9:15 Eccl 2:16; 8:10 ↩
- 15. Ecclesiastes 9:16 Prov 21:22; Eccl 7:12, 19 ↩
- 16. Ecclesiastes 9:17 Eccl 7:5; 10:12 ↩
- 17. Ecclesiastes 9:18 Eccl 9:16 ↩
- 18. Ecclesiastes 9:18 Josh 7:1-26; 2 Kin 21:2-17 ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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