Ecclesiastes 9:16

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?

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

15And a pore man and a wijs was foundun ther ynne; and he delyuerede the citee bi his wisdom, and no man bithouyte aftirward on that pore man.

17The wordis of wise men ben herd in silence, more than the cry of a prince among foolis.

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:15The catel of a riche man is the citee of his strengthe; the drede of pore men is the nedynesse of hem.

Proverbs 24:5A wijs man is strong, and a lerned man is stalworth and miyti.

Ecclesiastes 9:18Betere is wisdom than armuris of batel; and he that synneth in o thing, schal leese many goodis.

Mark 6:2And whanne the sabat was come, Jhesus bigan to teche in a synagoge. And many herden, and wondriden in his techyng, and seiden, Of whennus to this alle these thingis? and what is the wisdom that is youun to hym, and siche vertues whiche ben maad bi hise hondis?

John 9:24Therfor eftsoone thei clepiden the man, that was blynd, and seiden to hym, Yyue thou glorie to God; we witen, that this man is a synnere.

James 2:2For if a man `that hath a goldun ring, and in a feire clothing, cometh in youre cumpany, and a pore man entrith in a foul clothing,

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