13 A (A)poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive [a]instruction. 14 For he has come (B)out of prison to become king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom. 15 I have seen all the living under the sun throng to the side of the second lad who [b]replaces him.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 4:13 Or warning
  2. Ecclesiastes 4:15 Lit stands in his stead