Ecclesiastes 4:11-16 (The Message)
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Two in a bed warm each other. Alone, you shiver all night.
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By yourself you're unprotected. With a friend you can face the worst. Can you round up a third? A three-stranded rope isn't easily snapped.
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A poor youngster with some wisdom is better off than an old but foolish king who doesn't know which end is up.
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I saw a youth just like this start with nothing and go from rags to riches,
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and I saw everyone rally to the rule of this young successor to the king.
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Even so, the excitement died quickly, the throngs of people soon lost interest. Can't you see it's only smoke? And spitting into the wind?
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved. (The Message Bible Online)
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