Ecclesiastes 9:16

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Translations

But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heeded.

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor mans wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man`s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heard.

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Y yo me dije:
Mejor es la sabidurìa que la fuerza;
pero la sabidurìa del pobre se desprecia
y no se presta atenciòn a sus palabras.

All the same, I still say that wisdom is better than muscle, even though the wise poor man was treated with contempt and soon forgotten.

So I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." But the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heeded.

Y yo me dije:
"Mejor es la sabidurìa que la fuerza."
Pero la sabidurìa del pobre se desprecia
Y no se presta atenciòn a sus palabras.

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless the poor man`s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

And I said, `Better [is] wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.` --

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