Ecclesiastes 9:16⥂
KJV:
Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard.
BSB:
And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
Hebrew:
וְאָמַ֣רְתִּי אָ֔נִי טוֹבָ֥ה חָכְמָ֖ה מִגְּבוּרָ֑ה וְחָכְמַ֤ת הַמִּסְכֵּן֙ בְּזוּיָ֔ה וּדְבָרָ֖יו אֵינָ֥ם נִשְׁמָעִֽים׃
Topics:
INGRATITUDE • POOR • WAR • WISDOM
LXX:
Greek Text
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| Translation | Hebrew/Aramaic | Transliteration [morphology] | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| and I said | וְאָמַ֣רְתִּי | ve.Hc 'a.Mar.tiHVqq1cs | L |
| I | אָ֔נִי | 'A.niHPp1bs | L |
| [is] good | טוֹבָ֥ה | to.VahHAafsa | L |
| wisdom | חָכְמָ֖ה | chokh.mahHNcfsa | L |
| more than strength | מִגְּבוּרָ֑ה | mi.HR ge.vu.RahHNcfsa | L |
| and [the] wisdom of | וְחָכְמַ֤ת | ve.HC cha.khe.MatHNcfsc | L |
| the poor [person] | הַמִּסְכֵּן֙ | ha.HTd mis.KenHAamsa | L |
| [is] despised | בְּזוּיָ֔ה | be.zu.YahHVqsfsa | L |
| and words his | וּדְבָרָ֖יו | u.HC de.va.RaHNcmpc vHSp3ms | L |
| not they | אֵינָ֥ם | 'ei.NaHNcmsc mHSp3mp | L |
| [are] listened to | נִשְׁמָעִֽים׃ | nish.ma.'ImHVNrmpa | L |
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