Ecclesiastes 9:15
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15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 9:16
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16 So I said, “Wisdom is better than might; yet the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heeded.”(A)
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Sirach 10:23
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23 It is not right to despise one who is intelligent but poor,
and it is not proper to honor one who is sinful.(A)
Sirach 26:28
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Three Depressing Things
28 At two things my heart is grieved,
and because of a third anger comes over me:
a warrior in want through poverty,
intelligent men who are treated contemptuously,
and a man who turns back from righteousness to sin—
the Lord will prepare him for the sword!(A)
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