Ecclesiastes 9:12-14

Good News Translation

¹² You never know when your time is coming. Like birds suddenly caught in a trap, like fish caught in a net, we are trapped at some evil moment when we least expect it.

Thoughts on Wisdom and Foolishness

¹³ There is something else I saw, a good example of how wisdom is regarded in this world. ¹⁴ There was a little town without many people in it. A powerful king attacked it. He surrounded it and prepared to break through the walls.