Ecclesiastes 4:13

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.

ASV Byzantine Text

Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition anymore.

Asang Khongca Bible

Thuitaekhaih koeh ai siangpahrang kamthu mitong pongah loe, palungha mithoe nawkta to hoih kue.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Khodaeng dae aka cueih camoe he patong tih aka ang manghai lakah then. Anih te koep thuituen ham khaw a ming moenih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Khodaeng dae aka cueih camoe he patong tih aka ang manghai lakah then. Anih te koep thuituen ham khaw a ming moenih.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Oi aku ka maikai o ke keiki ilihune me ka naauao, mamua o ke alii elemakule me ka naaupo, ka mea hiki ole ke aoia mai.

English Berean Standard Bible

Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

-(we vèsè pwochen)

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Melior est puer pauper et sapiens, rege sene et stulto, qui nescit prævidere in posterum.

Bible in Basic English

A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Mieux vaut un jeune garçon pauvre et sage, qu’un roi vieux et sot qui ne sait plus être averti.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Lepší jest dítě chudé a moudré, než král starý a blázen, kterýž neumí již ani napomenutí přijímati,

Kosraean Bible

Sie mwet fusr finne sukasrup a el lalmwetmet, ac wo liki sie tokosra su matu ac lalfon, su srangesr eis kas in kasru

World Portuguese Bible

Melhor é um jovem pobre e sábio do que um rei velho e tolo, que já não sabe receber admoestação.

Romanian BTF Bible

Mai bine este un copil sărac și înțelept decât un împărat bătrân și prost, care refuză să se mai lase avertizat.

Brenton English Septuagint

Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king, who knows not how to take heed any longer.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ဆုံးမခြင်းကိုမခံ၊ အသက်ကြီး၍ မိုက်သော ရှင် ဘုရင်ထက်၊ ပညာရှိသောဆင်းရဲသား သူငယ်သည် သာ၍မြတ်၏။

Darby Translation

Better is a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth no more how to be admonished.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Besser ein armer und weiser Jüngling als ein alter und törichter König, der nicht mehr weiß, sich warnen zu lassen.

Dutch Bible 1917

Beter is een arm en wijs jongeling, dan een oud en zot koning, die niet weet van meer vermaand te worden.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Beter een verstandige jongeman, al is hij ook arm. Dan een oude en onverstandige koning, Die niet meer naar raad weet te luisteren:

Italian Diodati Bible

Meglio vale il fanciullo povero e savio, che il re vecchio e stolto, il qual non sa più essere ammonito.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Better is a child that is poor and wise, than a king that is old and foolish, who knoweth not to foresee for hereafter.

Geneva Bible 1599

Better is a poore and wise childe, then an olde and foolish King, which will no more be admonished.

Noyes Bible

Better is a child poor but wise, than a king old and foolish, who will no more be admonished.

Danish Bible 1931

Bedre faren er en fattig Yngling, som er viis, end en gammel Konge, som er en Tåbe og ikke mere har Forstand til at lade sig råde.

Leeser Tanakh

Better is a poor and a wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to be admonished any more.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.

King James Version

¶ Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

King James Version + Apocrypha

¶ Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Một kẻ trẻ tuổi nghèo mà khôn hơn một ông vua già cả mà dại, chẳng còn biết nghe lời khuyên can.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

Revised West Version

¶ ʻOku lelei hake ʻae tamasiʻi ʻoku masiva mo poto, ʻi ha tuʻi ʻoku motuʻa kae vale, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai tui ki he valoki.

French Ostervald Bible

Mieux vaut un enfant pauvre et sage qu'un roi vieux et insensé, qui ne sait pas recevoir de conseil.

Esperanto Bible

Pli bona estas knabo malriĉa sed saĝa, ol reĝo maljuna sed malsaĝa, kiu jam ne povas akiri scion.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Mieux vaut un enfant pauvre et sage qu’un roi vieux et insensé qui ne sait plus écouter les avis;

German Luther Bible 1912

Ein armes Kind, das weise ist, ist besser denn ein alter König, der ein Narr ist und weiß nicht sich zu hüten.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king, who knows not how to take heed any longer.

British English Septuagint 2012

Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king, who knows not how to take heed any longer.

Majority Standard BIble

Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.

Webster Bible

Better is a poor and a wise child, than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

Revised Version

Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Meglio un giovinetto povero e savio, d’un re vecchio e stolto che non sa più ricevere ammonimenti.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Mieux vaut un jeune homme pauvre et sage qu'un roi vieux et insensé, qui ne sait plus se laisser avertir.

Reina Valera 1909

Mejor es el muchacho pobre y sabio, que el rey viejo y fatuo que no sabe ser aconsejado.

Spanish BLL

Más vale un joven pobre pero sabio, que un rey viejo y tonto que ya no acepta advertencias.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Mejor es el joven pobre y sabio, que el rey viejo y necio que no admite ya consejos.

Croatian Bible

Bolji je mladić siromašan a mudar nego kralj star a lud, koji više ne zna za savjet.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Bolje je dete ubogo, a mudro nego car star, a bezuman, koji se već ne zna poučiti.

German Textbibel

Besser ein Jüngling, der arm, aber weise, als ein König, der alt, aber thöricht ist, der sich nicht mehr weiß warnen zu lassen.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Better is a poor and wise child Than an old and foolish king, Who knows not how to take heed any longer.