Ecclesiastes 9:14
King James Version (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:
In context
12 For 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.
13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
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.
16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
Ecclesiastes 9:14 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- 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:
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 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;
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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:
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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: