Ecclesiastes 4:14 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

For from a house of prisoners he hath come out to reign, for even in his own kingdom he hath been poor.

English ASV

For out of prison he came forth to be king; yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor.

English Amplified

Even though [the youth] comes out of prison to reign, while the other, born a king, becomes needy.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Even though [the youth] comes out of prison to reign, while the other, born a king, becomes needy.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For he came from prison to be king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom.

English EASY 2024

A young man who is wise may even become king himself one day. He may have been in prison. He may have been born in a poor family in that kingdom. But he may later rule there as king.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Maybe the young ruler was born a poor man in the kingdom. And maybe he came from prison to rule the country.

For he went from prison to the throne, though in his own kingdom he had been born poor.

English God's Word - GW 1995

A young man came out of prison to rule as king, even though he had been born in poverty in that same kingdom.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For he came from prison to be king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom.

English KJV 1611

For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

English LSB

For he has come out of prison to become king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He went from prison to a throne, although in his eventual kingdom he was born in poverty.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For he has come out of prison to become king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

for from a prison house one comes forth to rule, since even in his royalty he was poor at birth.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For he came out of prison to become king, even though he had been born poor in what would become his kingdom.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The young man might have come from prison to become king. Or he might have been born poor within the kingdom but still became king.

English NIV

The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom.

English NKJ 1982

For he comes out of prison to be king, Although he was born poor in his kingdom.

English NLT

Such a youth could come from prison and succeed. He might even become king, though he was born in poverty.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

One can indeed come out of prison to reign, even though born poor in the kingdom.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

even though he had gone from prison to the throne or in his own kingdom had been born poor.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Such a lad could come from prison and succeed. He might even become king though born in poverty.

English Tyndale 1537

Someone cometh out of prison, and is made a king: and another which is born in the kingdom, cometh unto poverty.

Ecclesiastes 4:14 — Compare Translations