is Ecclesiastes 4:13-16 describing Christ?
i'm interested to read all of your understanding, whatever it my be, whatever you see here.
here it is in a variety of English translation:
i'm interested to read all of your understanding, whatever it my be, whatever you see here.
here it is in a variety of English translation:
- Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor. I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead. 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.
- AKJV
- Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning. The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom. I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed the youth, the king’s successor. There was no end to all the people who were before them. But those who came later were not pleased with the successor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
- NIV
- A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction. For he has come out of prison to become king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom. I have seen all the living under the sun throng to the side of the second lad who replaces him. There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them, and even the ones who will come later will not be happy with him, for this too is vanity and striving after wind.
- NASB
- Better was a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knew how to take advice. For he went from prison to the throne, though in his own kingdom he had been born poor. I saw all the living who move about under the sun, along with that youth who was to stand in the king's place. There was no end of all the people, all of whom he led. Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
- ESV
- Better is a poor and wise child, than an old and foolish King, which will no more be admonished.
For out of the prison he cometh forth to reign: when as he that is born in his kingdom, is made poor.
I beheld all the living, which walk under the Sun with the second child, which shall stand up in his place.
There is none end of all the people, nor of all that were before them, and they that come after, shall not rejoice in him: surely this is also vanity and vexation of spirit- GNV
- Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any more.
For from a house of prisoners he hath come out to reign, for even in his own kingdom he hath been poor.
I have seen all the living, who are walking under the sun, with the second youth who doth stand in his place;
there is no end to all the people, to all who were before them; also, the latter rejoice not in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.- YLT