Ecclesiastes 4:14

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Some one commeth out of preson, & is made a kynge: & another which is borne in the kyngdome, commeth vnto pouerte.

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  • Gen 41:14 : 14 Then Pharao sent and called for Ioseph and they let him out of the dongeon. And he let himself be shauen, and chaunged his clothes, and came in vnto Pharao.
  • Gen 41:33-44 : 33 Let Pharao now prouyde for a man of vnderstondinge & wysdome, whom he maye set ouer the lande of Egipte, 34 and se that he ordene officers in the londe, and take ye fifth (parte) of the lande of Egipte in the seuen plenteous yeares, 35 and gather all ye foode yt shal come of the plenteous yeares, that they maye laye vp corne vnder Pharaos power for sustenaunce in the cities, 36 and kepe it, yt there maye be foode founde prepared for the lande in the seuen deare yeares, which shall come vpon the lande of Egipte, that the lande be not destroyed of honger. 37 The sayenge pleased Pharao well and all his seruautes. 38 And Pharao sayde vnto his seruauntes? How might we fynde soch a man, in whom is the sprete of God? 39 And sayde vnto Iosep: For so moch as God hath shewed ye all this, there is none of soch vnderstondinge & wysdome as thou. 40 Thou shalt be ouer my house, and acordinge vnto thy worde shall all my people obeye: onely in the kynges seate wyll I be more then thou. 41 And he sayde: Beholde, I haue set the ouer the whole lande of Egipte. 42 And he toke of his ringe from his hade and gaue it Ioseph in his hade, and clothed him with whyte sylke, and honge a cheyne of golge aboute his neck, 43 and made him ryde vpo the seconde charet: and caused it be proclamed before him, that men shulde bowe their knees vnto him, as to him who Pharao had set ouer the whole lande of Egipte. 44 And Pharao sayde vnto Ioseph: I am Pharao: without thy wyll shall no man moue his hande or his fote in all the lade Egipte.
  • 1 Kgs 14:26-27 : 26 & toke the treasure out of ye house of the LORDE, & out of the kynges house, & all that mighte be gotten, & toke all the shyldes of golde, which Salomon caused to be made. 27 In steade wherof ye kynge Roboam caused for to make shyldes of stele, & commytted them vnder the handes of the chefe fotemen, which kepte the dore of the kynges house.
  • 2 Kgs 23:31-34 : 31 Thre & twentye yeare olde was Ioahas wha he was made kynge, & reigned thre monethes at Ierusale. His mothers name was Hamutal ye doughter of Ieremia of Libna. 32 And he dyd yt which was euell in ye sight of ye LORDE, euen as his fathers had done. 33 But Pharao Necho toke him presoner of Reblatha in the londe of Hemath, yt he shulde not reigne at Ierusalem: & raysed a taxe vpo the londe, an hundreth taletes of siluer, & one talente of golde. 34 And Pharao Necho made Eliachim ye sonne of Iosias kynge in his father Iosias steade, & turned his name Ioachim. But Ioahas toke he, & brought him in to Egipte where he dyed.
  • 2 Kgs 24:1-2 : 1 In his tyme came vp Nabuchodonosor ye kynge of Babilon, & Ioachim was in subieccion vnto him iij. yeare. And he turned back, & rebelled agaynst him. 2 And ye LORDE sent men of warre vpon him out of Chaldea, out of Syria, out of Moab, & fro amonge the childre of Ammon, & caused the for to come in to Iuda, to destroie it acordinge to the worde of the LORDE, which he spake by his seruauntes the prophetes.
  • 2 Kgs 24:6 : 6 And Ioachim fell on slepe with his fathers. And Ioachim his sonne was kynge in his steade.
  • 2 Kgs 24:12 : 12 But Ioachim ye kynge of Iuda wente forth to the kynge of Babilon with his mother, with his seruauntes, with his rulers and chamberlaynes. And the kynge of Babilon receaued him in the eight yeare of his reigne.
  • 2 Kgs 25:7 : 7 And they slewe Ezechias children before his eyes, and put out Sedechias eies, and bounde him with cheynes, and caryed him vnto Babilon.
  • 2 Kgs 25:27-30 : 27 Howbeit in the seuen and thirtieth yeare after that Ioachim the kynge of Iuda was caried awaye on the seuen and twenty daye of the twolueth moneth, Euilmerodach the kynge of Babilon in the first yeare of his reigne, lifte vp the heade of Ioachim ye kynge of Iuda out of preson, 28 and spake louyngly vnto him, and set his trone aboue ye trones of ye kynges that were with him at Babilon, 29 and chaunged the clothes of his captiuyte. And he ate allwaye before him as longe as he lyued. 30 And he appoynted him his porcion, which was euer geue him daylie of the kynge, as longe as he lyued.
  • Job 5:11 : 11 which setteth vp them of lowe degre, and sendeth prosperite, to those that are in heuynesse:
  • Ps 113:7-8 : 7 Which taketh vp the symple out of the dust, and lifteth the poore out of the myre. 8 That he maye set him amonge the prynces, euen amonge the prynces of his people.
  • Lam 4:20 : 20 The very breth of oure mouth; euen the anoynted LORDE himself shalbe take in oure synnes, of whom we saye: Vnder his shadowe we shal be preserued amonge the Heithen.
  • Dan 4:31 : 31 Whyle these wordes were yet in the kynges mouth, there fell a voyce from heaue, sayengt: O kinge Nabuchodonosor, to the be it spoke: Thy kyngdome shall departe from the,

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  • 13 A poore childe beynge wyse, is better then an olde kinge, that doteth, and can not bewarre in tyme to come.

  • 15 And I perceaued, yt all men lyuynge vnder the Sonne, go wt the seconde childe, that commeth vp in the steade of the other.

  • 14 The seate of the kinge yt faithfully iudgeth the poore, shal continue sure for euermore.

  • Eccl 5:14-15
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    14 For oft times they perishe with his greate misery and trouble: and yf he haue a childe, it getteth nothinge.

    15 Like as he came naked out of his mothers wombe, so goeth he thither agayne, and carieth nothinge awaye with him of all his laboure.

  • Ps 113:7-8
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    7 Which taketh vp the symple out of the dust, and lifteth the poore out of the myre.

    8 That he maye set him amonge the prynces, euen amonge the prynces of his people.

  • 16 Who so doth a poore man wronge to increase his owne riches, geueth (comoly) vnto the rich, and at the last commeth to pouerte himself.

  • 6 A poore man ledynge a godly life, is better then the riche that goeth in frowarde wayes.

  • Eccl 9:15-16
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    15 And in the cite there was founde a poore man (but he was wyse) which wt his wy?dome delyuered the cite: yet was there no body, yt had eny respecte vnto soch a symple man.

    16 Then sayde I: wy?dome is better then strength. Neuertheles, a symple mans wy?dome is despysed, & his wordes are not herde.

  • 4 And I shal geue you children to be youre prynces (saieth the LORDE) and babes shall haue the rule of you.

  • 11 The rich man thynketh him self to be wyse, but the poore that hath vnderstondinge, ca perceaue him wel ynough.

  • 21 Whether his children come to worshipe or no, he can not tell: And yf they be men of lowe degre, he knoweth not.

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    16 Wo be vnto the (O thou realme and londe) whose kynge is but a childe, and whose prynces are early at their banckettes.

    17 But well is the (O thou realme and londe) whose kinge is come of nobles, and whose prynces eate in due season, for strength and not for lust.

  • 7 The rich ruleth the poore, and ye borower is seruaunt to ye lender.

  • 15 Like as a roaringe lyon and an hongrie beer, euen so is an vngodly prynce ouer the poore people.

  • Eccl 10:6-7
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    6 in yt a foole sytteth in greate dignite, & the rich are sett downe beneth:

    7 I se seruauntes ryde vpon horses, & prynces goinge vpon their fete as it were seruauntes.

  • 7 Better it is yt it be sayde vnto ye: come vp hither, then thou to be set downe in ye presence of ye prynce, whom thou seyst with thine eyes.

  • Ps 107:40-41
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    40 Though he suffre the to be euell intreated thorow tyrauntes, or let them wandre out of the waye in the wildernesse:

    41 Yet helpeth he the poore out of misery (at the last) and maketh him an housholde like a flocke of shepe.

  • 1 Blessed is he, yt considreth ye poore: ye LORDE shal delyuer him in the tyme of trouble.

  • 4 Like as when a kynge geueth a charge, his commaundement is mightie: Euen so who maye saye vnto him: what doest thou?

  • Prov 13:7-8
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    7 Some men are riche, though they haue nothinge: agayne, some me are poore hauynge greate riches.

    8 With goodes euery man delyuereth his life, and the poore wyl not be reproued.

  • 1 Sam 2:7-8
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    7 The LORDE maketh poore and maketh riche: He bryngeth lowe and exalteth.

    8 He taketh vp the neady out of the dust, and lifteth vp ye poore out of the myre, that he maye set them amonge the prynces, and to let them inheret the seate of honoure: for the foundacions and corners of the worlde are the LORDES, and he hath set the compase of the earth theron.

  • Job 3:14-16
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    14 like as the kynges ad lordes of ye earth, which buylde them selues speciall places:

    15 As the prynces that haue greate substaunce of golde, & their houses full of syluer.

    16 O that I vtterly had no beynge, or were as a thige borne out of tyme (that is put asyde) ether as yonge children, which neuer sawe the light.

  • 21 He that delicately bryngeth vp his seruaunt from a childe, shal make him his master at length.

  • 22 Thorow a seruaut yt beareth rule, thorow a foole yt hath greate riches,

  • 4 that his children were without prosperite or health: that they were slayne in the dore, and no ma to delyuer them:

  • 11 so shal pouerte come vnto the as one yt trauayleth by the waye, & necessite like a wapened man.

  • 34 so shall pouerte come vnto the as one yt trauayleth by ye waye, & necessite like a wapened man.

  • 19 There are small and greate: the bonde man, and he that is fre fro his master.

  • 1 Better is the poore that lyueth godly, the the blasphemer that is but a foole.

  • 2 Hye & lowe, riche & poore, one wt another.

  • 1 Man that is borne of a woman, hath but a shorte tyme to lyue, and is full of dyuerse miseries.

  • 1 But I saye: As longe as the heyre is a childe, there is no difference betwene him and a seruaunt, though he be lorde of all ye goodes:

  • 15 The rich mas goodes are his stroge holde, but pouerte oppresseth the poore.

  • 10 His childre go a begginge, their handes bringe the to sorow and heuynesse.

  • 16 With ioye and gladnesse shal they be brought, and go in to the kynges palace.

  • 13 Therfore shall sorowes come vpon him, as vpon a woman that traualeth. An vndiscrete sonne is he: for he considreth not, that he shulde not haue bene able to haue endured in the tyme of his byrth,

  • 2 Because of synne ye londe doth oft chaunge hir prynce: but thorow men of vnderstondinge & wy?dome a realme endureth longe.

  • 19 Vntill the tyme that his worde came, and till the worde of ye LORDE had tried him.

  • 28 The increase and prosperite of the comons is the kynges honoure, but the decaye of the people is the confucio of the prynce.

  • 4 For he cometh to naught, & goeth his waye in to darcknes, and his name is forgotten.