Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 4:13

טוֹב֙ יֶ֣לֶד מִסְכֵּ֣ן וְחָכָ֔ם מִמֶּ֤לֶךְ זָקֵן֙ וּכְסִ֔יל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא יָדַ֖ע לְהִזָּהֵ֥ר עֽוֹד׃
ṭvob yeled misken vḥakam mimelek zaqen vksiyl ʾasher loʾ yadaʿ lhizaher ʿvod
King James Version (KJV)

Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

Modern English

Better was a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knew how to take advice.

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