Ecclesiastes 4:13 - Revised Version 1885 Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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)– American Standard Version (1901) Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more. Common English Bible A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king, who no longer listens to advice. Catholic Public Domain Version Better is a boy, poor and wise, than a king, old and foolish, who does not know to look ahead for the sake of posterity. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Better is a child that is poor and wise, than a king that is old and foolish, who knoweth not to foresee for hereafter. |