Ecclesiastes 9:12-15 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

12. None of us know when we might fall victim to a sudden disaster and find ourselves like fish in a net or birds in a trap.

13. Once I saw what people really think of wisdom.

14. It happened when a powerful ruler surrounded and attacked a small city where only a few people lived. The enemy army was getting ready to break through the city walls.

15. But the city was saved by the wisdom of a poor person who was soon forgotten.

Ecclesiastes 9