Ecclesiastes 4:12-14

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹² And if ^[a]one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.

¹³ A ^(A)poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive ^[b]instruction. ¹⁴ For he has come ^(B)out of prison to become king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom.