Ecclesiastes 9:14
“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:”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 9:14 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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:
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Es war eine kleine Stadt, und wenig Männer waren darin; und wider sie kam ein großer König, und er umzingelte sie und baute große Belagerungswerke wider sie.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Una pequeña ciudad, y pocos hombres en ella; y viene contra ella un gran rey, y cércala, y edifica contra ella grandes baluartes:
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Havia uma pequena cidade, em que havia poucas pessoas; e veio contra ela um grande rei, e a cercou, e levantou contra ela grandes barreiras.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Havia uma pequena cidade com apenas alguns homens nela, e um grande rei veio contra ela; sitiou-a e construiu grandes rampas contra ela.
📖 Ecclesiastes 9:14 in Context
12For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
13This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
14There 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:
15Now 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.
16Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
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