Ecclesiastes 9:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:”
Ecclesiastes 9:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 9:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 9:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“There was a little city, and few men within it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.”
Ecclesiastes 9:14 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.”
Ecclesiastes 9:14 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 9:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A little city, and few men in it, and a great king hath come unto it, and hath surrounded it, and hath built against it great bulwarks;”
Ecclesiastes 9:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and encompassed it, and built great bulwarks against it:”
Ecclesiastes 9:14 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A litle citie and fewe men in it, and a great King came against it, and compassed it about, and builded fortes against it.”
Ecclesiastes 9:14 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:14 in Context — Ecclesiastes 9
12 Porque el hombre tampoco conoce su tiempo: como los peces que son presos en la mala red, y como las aves que se prenden en lazo, así son enlazados los hijos de los hombres en el tiempo malo, cuando cae de repente sobre ellos.
13 También vi esta sabiduría debajo del sol, la cual me parece grande:
14 Una pequeña ciudad, y pocos hombres en ella; y viene contra ella un gran rey, y cércala, y edifica contra ella grandes baluartes:
15 Y hállase en ella un hombre pobre, sabio, el cual libra la ciudad con su sabiduría; y nadie se acordaba de aquel pobre hombre.
16 Entonces dije yo: Mejor es la sabiduría que la fortaleza; aunque la ciencia del pobre sea menospreciada, y no sean escuchadas sus palabras.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 9:14 Mean?
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