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Ecclesiastes 4:13
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Ecclesiastes 4:13
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A poor but wise boy is better than a foolish but old king who doesn't listen to advice.
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If two lie down together, they will be warm, but a person alone will not be warm.
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An enemy might defeat one person, but two people together can defend themselves; a rope that is woven of three strings is hard to break.
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A poor but wise boy is better than a foolish but old king who doesn't listen to advice.
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A boy became king. He had been born poor in the kingdom and had even gone to prison before becoming king.
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I watched all the people who live on earth follow him and make him their king.
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.