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Ecclesiastes 9:16

Hebrew

Masoretic Text 1524

ואמרתי אני טובה חכמה מגבורה וחכמת המסכן בזויה ודבריו אינם נשׁמעים׃

Spanish

Reina Valera 1909

Entonces dije yo: Mejor es la sabiduría que la fortaleza; aunque la ciencia del pobre sea menospreciada, y no sean escuchadas sus palabras.

English

King James Bible 1769

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

King James Bible 1611

Then said I, Wisedome is better then strength: neuerthelesse, the poore mans wisedome is despised, and his words are not heard.

Green's Literal Translation 1993

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

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

And I said, Wisdom is good above strength: and the wisdom of the poor one was despised, and his words not heard.

Young's Literal Translation 1862

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

Revised Young's Literal NT 2000

Webster's Bible 1833

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

Bishops Bible 1568

Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde

Geneva Bible 1560/1599

Then said I, Better is wisdome then strength: yet the wisedome of the poore is despised, and his wordes are not heard.

The Great Bible 1539

Then sayde I: wysdome is better then strength. Neuertheles, a symple mans wysdome is despised, & hys wordes are not herde.

Matthew's Bible 1537

Then sayde I: wysdome is better then strengthe. Neuertheles, a simple mans wysedome is despised, & his wordes are not herde.

Coverdale Bible 1535

Then sayde I: wy?dome is better then strength. Neuertheles, a symple mans wy?dome is despysed, & his wordes are not herde.

Wycliffe Bible 1382

And Y seide, that wisdom is betere than strengthe; hou therfor is the wisdom of a pore man dispisid, and hise wordis ben not herd?