Pengkhotbah 4:12-13

4:12 Although an assailant may overpower ¹  one person,

two can withstand him.

Moreover, a three-stranded cord is not quickly broken.

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4:13 A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king

who no longer knows how to receive advice.

[4:12]  ¹ tn The verbal root תקף means “to overpower; to prevail over” e.g., Job 14:20; 15:24; Eccl 4:12; 6:10 (HALOT 1786 s.v. תקף).