Ecclesiastes 4:13

King James Version (KJV)

Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

Translations

Ecclesiastes 4:13 - Amplified Bible

Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive counsel (friendly reproof and warning)--

Ecclesiastes 4:13 - American Standard Version

Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.

Ecclesiastes 4:13 - Bible in Basic English

A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.

Ecclesiastes 4:13 - Darby Bible

Better is a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth no more how to be admonished.

Ecclesiastes 4:13 - English Standard Version

Better was a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knew how to take advice.

Ecclesiastes 4:13 - King James Version

Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

Ecclesiastes 4:13 - La Biblia de las Americas

Mejor es un joven pobre y sabio,
que un rey viejo y necio,
que ya no sabe recibir consejos.

Ecclesiastes 4:13 - The Message

A poor youngster with some wisdom is better off than an old but foolish king who doesn’t know which end is up. I saw a youth just like this start with nothing and go from rags to riches, and I saw everyone rally to the rule of this young successor to the king. Even so, the excitement died quickly, the throngs of people soon lost interest. Can’t you see it’s only smoke? And spitting into the wind?

Ecclesiastes 4:13 - New American Standard Bible

A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows {how} to receive instruction.

Ecclesiastes 4:13 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Mejor es un joven pobre y sabio
Que un rey viejo y necio,
Que ya no sabe recibir consejos (instrucciòn).

Ecclesiastes 4:13 - World English Bible

Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn`t know how to receive admonition any more.

Ecclesiastes 4:13 - Young's Living Translation

Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any more.

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