Ecclesiastes 9:16

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Ecclesiastes 9:16 King James Version (KJV)

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

Ecclesiastes 9:16 New King James Version (NKJV)

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

Ecclesiastes 9:16 New Living Translation (NLT)

So even though wisdom is better than strength, those who are wise will be despised if they are poor. What they say will not be appreciated for long.

Ecclesiastes 9:16 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)

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

Ecclesiastes 9:16 The Message (MSG)

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.

Ecclesiastes 9:16 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

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

Ecclesiastes 9:16 New Century Version (NCV)

I still think wisdom is better than strength. But those people forgot about the poor man’s wisdom and stopped listening to what he said.

Ecclesiastes 9:16 American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Ecclesiastes 9:16 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)

So I said, ‘Wisdom is better than strength.’ But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.

Ecclesiastes 9:16 Amplified Bible (AMP)

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