Verse 14
Ecclesiastes 4:14
Darby Translation
14
For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּֽי מִ/בֵּ֥ית הָ/סוּרִ֖ים יָצָ֣א לִ/מְלֹ֑ךְ כִּ֛י גַּ֥ם בְּ/מַלְכוּת֖/וֹ נוֹלַ֥ד רָֽשׁ
English Translation
For from the house of the prisoners he went out to reign, for also in his kingdom a poor man was born.
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Chapter 4 Context
1
And I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of the...
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Then I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive;
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and more fortunate than both is he who hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is do...
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And I saw all labour, and all success of work, that it is man's jealousy of his neighbour. This also...
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The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
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Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with labour and pursuit of the wind.
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And I returned and saw vanity under the sun.
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There is one [alone] and without a second; also he hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end...
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9
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
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10
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and...
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Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one alone be warm?
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And if a [man] overpower the one, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly b...
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Better is a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth no more how to be admonish...
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For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom.
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I saw all the living that walk under the sun, with the child, the second, that should stand up in hi...
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[There is] no end of all the people, of all that stood before them; those however that come after sh...
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