Ecclesiastes 9:16 - Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ 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?

Tuilleadh leaganacha

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ 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)

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ So I thought, Wisdom is better than might, but the wisdom of commoners is despised and their words aren’t heeded.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And I said that wisdom is better than strength: how then is the wisdom of the poor man slighted, and his words not heard?

English Standard Version 2016

¹⁶ But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man’s wisdom is despised and his words are not heard.

Ecclesiastes 9:16 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 10:15

The substance of the rich is the city of his strength. The fear of the poor is their destitution.

Proverbs 21:22

The wise has ascended the city of the strong, and he has torn down the bulwark of its confidence.

Proverbs 24:5

A wise man is strong, and a well-taught man is robust and valiant.

Proverbs 8:14

Counsel is mine, and equity. Prudence is mine. Strength is mine.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If the iron is dull, and if it was not that way before, but has been made dull by much labor, then it will be sharpened. And wisdom will follow after diligence.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

Wisdom with riches is more useful and more advantageous, for those who see the sun.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

It is good for you to support a just man. Furthermore, you should not withdraw your hand from him, for whoever fears God, neglects nothing.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is better than weapons of war. And whoever offends in one thing, shall lose many good things.