Lux Domini

Ecclesiastes  9:15

Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

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Interpretation

A man may, by his wisdom, bring to pass that which he could never do by his strength. If God be for us, who can be against us, or stand before us?

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This thought runs through Ecclesiastes 9:13-16.

Ecclesiastes 9:13 Ecclesiastes 9:14 Ecclesiastes 9:15 Ecclesiastes 9:16

Glossary

City People
The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).