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Ecclesiastes 9:12-14
New King James Version

12 For (A)man also does not know his time:
Like fish taken in a cruel net,
Like birds caught in a snare,
So the sons of men are (B)snared in an evil time,
When it falls suddenly upon them.

Wisdom Superior to Folly

13 This wisdom I have also seen under the sun, and it seemed great to me: 14 (C)There was a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great [a]snares around it.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 9:14 LXX, Syr., Vg. bulwarks
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