Ecclesiastes 4:13 - American Standard Version 2015

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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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ 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)

¹³ 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

¹³ A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king, who no longer listens to advice.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ 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.

Ecclesiastes 4:13 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 37:2

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought the evil report of them unto their father.

1 Kings 22:8

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah, Micaiah the son of Imlah: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

2 Chronicles 25:16

And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that {\i the king} said unto him, Have we made thee of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.\par

Proverbs 19:1

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity\par\tab Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

Proverbs 28:6

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity,\par\tab Than he that is perverse in {\i his} ways, though he be rich.

Ecclesiastes 4:12

And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.\par

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.