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Ecclesiastes 9:16

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16 And I said Wisdom is better than power: yet the wisdom of the poor man is set at nought, and his words not listened to.
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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