The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Ecclesiastes 9:16 - King James Version - American Edition Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.