The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
Ecclesiastes 9:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 So I said, “Wisdom is better than might; yet the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heeded.” More versionsKing 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? |
The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
One wise person went up against a city of warriors and brought down the stronghold in which they trusted.
Wise warriors are mightier than strong ones and those who have knowledge than those who have strength,
If the iron is blunt and one does not whet the edge, then more strength must be exerted, 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 gives life to the one who possesses it.
Wisdom gives strength to the wise more than ten rulers who are in a city.
Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one bungler destroys much good.