Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
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4 additional translationsThen said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
And I said, `Better is wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' --
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).