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Ecclesiastes 9:13-16

New Living Translation NLT

13 Here is another bit of wisdom that has impressed me as I have watched the way our world works.

14 There was a small town with only a few people, and a great king came with his army and besieged it.

15 A poor, wise man knew how to save the town, and so it was rescued. But afterward no one thought to thank him.

16 So even though wisdom is better than strength, those who are wise will be despised if they are poor. What they say will not be appreciated for long.

New International Version NIV

13 I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom that greatly impressed me:

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.

16 So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.