Ecclesiastes 4:14

Hebrew	כִּֽי מִבֵּ֥ית הָסוּרִ֖ים יָצָ֣א לִמְלֹ֑ךְ כִּ֛י גַּ֥ם בְּמַלְכוּת֖וֹ נוֹלַ֥ד רָֽשׁ
ESV	For he went from prison to the throne, though in his own kingdom he had been born poor.
NIV	The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom.
NLT	Such a youth could rise from poverty and succeed. He might even become king, though he has been in prison.
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KJV	For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

^{Ecclesiastes 4:13 ← Ecclesiastes 4:14 → Ecclesiastes 4:15}

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