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Ecclesiastes 9:16

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16 And I said, `Better [is] wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' --
16 So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.
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