A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
Ecclesiastes 9:16 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heeded. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heeded. American Standard Version (1901) Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. Common English Bible So I thought, Wisdom is better than might, but the wisdom of commoners is despised and their words aren’t heeded. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, I declared that wisdom is better than strength. But how is it, then, that the wisdom of the poor man is treated with contempt, and his words are not heeded? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I said that wisdom is better than strength: how then is the wisdom of the poor man slighted, and his words not heard? |
A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
A wise man is mightier than a strong man, and a man of knowledge than he who has strength;
If the iron is blunt, and one does not whet the edge, he must put forth more strength; but wisdom helps one to succeed.
For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money; and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
Wisdom gives strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.