Ecclesiastes 9:13-15

Good News Translation

Thoughts on Wisdom and Foolishness

¹³ There is something else I saw, a good example of how wisdom is regarded in this world. ¹⁴ There was a little town without many people in it. A powerful king attacked it. He surrounded it and prepared to break through the walls. ¹⁵ Someone lived there who was poor, but so clever that he could have saved the town. But no one thought about him.^[a]