Ecclesiastes 4:14

Some one commeth out of prison, and is made a kyng: and another which is borne in the kyngdome, commeth vnto pouertie.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

In Context

13A poore chylde beyng wise, is better then an olde kyng that doteth, and can not beware in tyme to come.

15And I perceaued that all men lyuyng vnder the sunne, go with the seconde childe that shall stande vp in the steade of the other.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:14Pharao sent therfore and called Ioseph: and they brought him hastyly out of the dungeon. And he shaued himselfe and chaunged his rayment, and came vnto Pharao.

Genesis 41:41And Pharao sayde agayne vnto Ioseph: beholde, I haue set thee ouer all the lande of Egypt.

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 4:14-16

The Advantages of Society. 13 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. 14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor. 15 I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead. 16 There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.… Read the whole commentary →

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