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Ecclesiastes 9:16
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Ecclesiastes 9:16
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I have always said that wisdom is better than strength, but no one thinks of the poor as wise or pays any attention to what they say.
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There was a little town without many people in it. A powerful king attacked it. He surrounded it and prepared to break through the walls.
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Someone lived there who was poor, but so clever that he could have saved the town. But no one thought about him.
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I have always said that wisdom is better than strength, but no one thinks of the poor as wise or pays any attention to what they say.
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It is better to listen to the quiet words of someone wise than to the shouts of a ruler at a council of fools.
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Wisdom does more good than weapons, but one sinner can undo a lot of good.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.