Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Ecclesiastes 4:11-16 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

11. If you sleep alone, you won't have anyone to keep you warm on a cold night.

12. Someone might be able to beat up one of you, but not both of you. As the saying goes, “A rope made from three strands of cord is hard to break.”

13. You may be poor and young. But if you are wise, you are better off than a foolish old king who won't listen to advice.

14. Even if you were not born into the royal family and have been a prisoner and poor, you can still be king.

15. I once saw everyone in the world follow a young leader who came to power after the king was gone.

16. His followers could not even be counted. But years from now, no one will praise him—this makes no more sense than chasing the wind.