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Ecclesiastes 9:14

There was a small city, with a few men in it. There came against it a great king, who surrounded it, and built fortifications all around it, and the blockade was completed
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King James Version

There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

English Standard Version

There was a little city with few men in it, and a great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it.

New International Version

There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siegeworks against it.