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Ecclesiastes 9:16

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16 I still think wisdom is better than strength. But those people forgot about the poor man's wisdom and stopped listening to what he said.
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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