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Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer pays attention to warnings.
Better was a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knew how to take advice.
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
A poor yet wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction—
Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.
Better a poor and wise youth Than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more.
Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn’t know how to receive admonition any more.