Ecclesiastes 4
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Ecclesiastes 4:13-16

13A 1poor yet wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive 2instruction--

14for he has come 3out of prison to become king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom.

15I have seen all those living under the sun move to the side of the second youth who 4replaces him.

16There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them. Even the ones who will come later will not be happy with him; for this too is 5futility and striving after wind.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 4:13 Eccl 7:19; 9:15 ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 4:13 Or warning ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 4:14 Gen 41:14, 41-43 ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 4:15 Lit stands in his place ↩
  5. 5. Ecclesiastes 4:16 Eccl 1:14 ↩

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