New Century Version

Ecclesiastes 9:12-16 New Century Version (NCV)

12. No one knows what will happen next.Like a fish caught in a net,or a bird caught in a trap,people are trapped by evilwhen it suddenly falls on them.

13. I also saw something wise here on earth that impressed me.

14. There was a small town with only a few people in it. A great king fought against it and put his armies all around it.

15. Now there was a poor but wise man in the town who used his wisdom to save his town. But later on, everyone forgot about him.

16. I still think wisdom is better than strength. But those people forgot about the poor man’s wisdom and stopped listening to what he said.