Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 2896 [e] ט֛וֹב ṭō-wḇ Better Adj-ms 3206 [e] יֶ֥לֶד ye-leḏ a youth N-ms 4542 [e] מִסְכֵּ֖ן mis-kên poor Adj-ms 2450 [e] וְחָכָ֑ם wə-ḥā-ḵām and wise Conj-w | Adj-ms 4428 [e] מִמֶּ֤לֶךְ mim-me-leḵ than a king Prep-m | N-ms 2205 [e] זָקֵן֙ zā-qên old Adj-ms 3684 [e] וּכְסִ֔יל ū-ḵə-sîl and foolish Conj-w | N-ms 834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֛ר ’ă-šer who Pro-r 3808 [e] לֹא־ lō- not Adv-NegPrt 3045 [e] יָדַ֥ע yā-ḏa‘ does know V-Qal-Perf-3ms 2094 [e] לְהִזָּהֵ֖ר lə-hiz-zā-hêr to be warned Prep-l | V-Nifal-Inf 5750 [e] עֽוֹד׃ ‘ō-wḏ anymore Adv

Berean Study Bible
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.

Young's Literal Translation
Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any more.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer pays attention to warnings.

New American Standard Bible
A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows [how] to receive instruction.

King James Bible
Better [is] a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. Ecclesiastes 4:13 • Ecclesiastes 4:13 NIV • Ecclesiastes 4:13 NLT • Ecclesiastes 4:13 ESV • Ecclesiastes 4:13 NASB • Ecclesiastes 4:13 KJV • Ecclesiastes 4:13 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 4:13 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 4:13 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 4:13 German Bible

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