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Ecclesiastes 9:14–15
Ecclesiastes 9:14–15 — The New International Version (NIV)
14 There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siege works against it. 15 Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man.
Ecclesiastes 9:14–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
14 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: 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
Ecclesiastes 9:14–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)
14 There was a small town with only a few people, and a great king came with his army and besieged it. 15 A poor, wise man knew how to save the town, and so it was rescued. But afterward no one thought to thank him.
Ecclesiastes 9:14–15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
14 There was a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great snares around it. 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that same poor man.
Ecclesiastes 9:14–15 — New Century Version (NCV)
14 There was a small town with only a few people in it. A great king fought against it and put his armies all around it. 15 Now there was a poor but wise man in the town who used his wisdom to save his town. But later on, everyone forgot about him.
Ecclesiastes 9:14–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)
14 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. 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
Ecclesiastes 9:14–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
14 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: 15 and there was found in it a poor wise man, who by his wisdom delivered the city; but no man remembered that poor man.
Ecclesiastes 9:14–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
14 There was a small town with a few soldiers in it, and a powerful king came to attack it. He surrounded it and blockaded it. 15 A poor, wise person was found in that town. He saved the town using his wisdom. But no one remembered that poor person.
Ecclesiastes 9:14–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
14 There was a small city with few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege works against it. 15 Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
Ecclesiastes 9:14–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
14 There was a little city with few people in it. A great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it. 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
Ecclesiastes 9:14–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
14 There was a small city with few people in it. A great king came and besieged it, building great siege works against it. 15 Now, a poor wise man was found in it, and he delivered the city by his wisdom. But no one remembered that poor man.
Ecclesiastes 9:14–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
14 There was once a small city. Only a few people lived there. A powerful king attacked it. He brought in war machines all around it.
15 A certain man lived in that city. He was poor but wise. He used his wisdom to save the city. But no one remembered that poor man.
Ecclesiastes 9:14–15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
14 There was a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded it and constructed large siegeworks against it.
15 But there was found in it a poor wise man and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
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