Ecclesiastes 9:14-16
International Standard Version
14 There was a little city with few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built massive siege ramps against it. 15 Now there was found within it a poor, but wise man. He delivered the city by his wisdom, but not one person remembered that poor man.
16 So I concluded,[a] “Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless, the wisdom of the poor is rejected—his words are never heard.”
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- Ecclesiastes 9:16 Lit. said
Ecclesiastes 9:14-16
New International Version
14 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 siege works against it. 15 Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man.(A) 16 So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.(B)
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