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Ecclesiastes 9:16-17

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16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom 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.
17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools.
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