15 But there was found in it a (A)poor wise man, and he [a]saved the city (B)by his wisdom. Yet (C)no one remembered that poor man. 16 So I said, “(D)Wisdom is better than strength.” But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are [b]ignored. 17 The (E)words of the wise heard in calm are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 9:15 Or might have saved
  2. Ecclesiastes 9:16 Lit not listened to

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