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Ecclesiastes 9:12-14
Lexham English Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:12-14
Lexham English Bible
12 For man does not know his time. Just as fish are caught in a cruel net and like birds who are seized in a snare, so also humans[a] are ensnared at a cruel time when it falls suddenly upon them.
Wisdom—Although Vulnerable—is Superior to Power
13 I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me. 14 There was a small city with few people in it. A great king came and besieged it, building great siege works against it.
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- Ecclesiastes 9:12 Literally “the sons of the man”
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