Ecclesiastes 4:14 meaning and explanation
For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.
Ecclesiastes 4:14, Berean Standard Bible
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The Preacher, the wisdom teacher whose observations fill Ecclesiastes, is reflecting on the poor but wise youth of verse 13 who replaces an old and foolish king. Verse 14 explains how unlikely that rise was: the youth came from prison to the throne, though he was born poor in the very kingdom he now rules.
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