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Ecclesiastes

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

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
So I said, to utter, say Verb H559 וְאָמַ֣רְתִּי ve·'a·mar·ti
"Wisdom wisdom Noun H2451 חָכְמָ֖ה cha·che·mah
is better pleasant, agreeable, good Adjective H2896 טֹובָ֥ה to·v·vah
than from H4480    
strength." strength, might Noun H1369 מִגְּבוּרָ֑ה mig·ge·vu·rah;
But the wisdom wisdom Noun H2451 וְחָכְמַ֤ת ve·cha·che·mat
of the poor man poor Adjective H4542 הַמִּסְכֵּן֙ ham·mis·ken
is despised to despise Verb H959 בְּזוּיָ֔ה be·zu·yah,
and his words speech, word Noun H1697 וּדְבָרָ֖יו u·de·va·rav
are not heeded. to hear Verb H8085 נִשְׁמָעִֽים׃ nish·ma·'im.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 So I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." But the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heeded.
King James Bible So I said, "Wisdom Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength." But the wisdom of strength: nevertheless the poor man man's wisdom is despised despised, and his words are not heeded.heard.
Hebrew Greek English So I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." But the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heeded.