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Ecclesiastes 9:16
New English Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:16
New English Translation
16 So I concluded that wisdom is better than might,[a]
but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens[b] to his advice.[c]
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 9:16 tn Or “power.”
- Ecclesiastes 9:16 tn The participle form נִשְׁמָעִים (nishmaʿim, Niphal participle masculine plural from שָׁמַע, [shamaʿ] “to listen”) is used verbally to emphasize a continual, durative, gnomic action.
- Ecclesiastes 9:16 tn Heb “his words are never listened to.”
Ecclesiastes 9:16
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 9:16
New International Version
16 So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.(A)
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