Ecclesiastes 4:14
For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
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English Standard Version
For he went from prison to the throne, though in his own kingdom he had been born poor.
New International Version
The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom.
Catholic Public Domain Version
For sometimes, one goes forth from prison and chains, to a kingdom, while another, born to kingly power, is consumed by need