Ecclesiastes 9:16

American Standard Version (1901)

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

ASV Byzantine Text

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

Asang Khongca Bible

To pongah palunghahaih loe thacakhaih pongah hoih kue, tiah ka thuih; toe kamtang palunghahaih loe tidoeh sah pae o ai; a thuih ih lok doeh tahngai pae o ai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te dongah, “Cueihnah he thayung thamal lakah then,” ka ti dae khodaeng kah cueihnah tah a hnaep pah tih a ol te khaw hnatun uh pawh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te dongah, “Cueihnah he thayung thamal lakah then,” ka ti dae khodaeng kah cueihnah tah a hnaep pah tih a ol te khaw hnatun uh pawh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Alaila, i iho la au, Ua oi aku ka naauao mamua o ka ikaika; aka hoi, ua hoowahawahaia ka naauao o ka mea ilihune, aole hoi i hooloheia kana olelo.

English Berean Standard Bible

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

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Mwen te toujou di: Konesans pi bon pase gwo kouraj, men yo meprize konesans moun ki pòv. Yo p'ap koute yo lè y'ap pale.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et dicebam ego meliorem esse sapientiam fortitudine. Quomodo ergo sapientia pauperis contempta est, et verba ejus non sunt audita?

Bible in Basic English

Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et j’ai dit : Mieux vaut la sagesse que la force ; mais la sagesse du pauvre est méprisée, et ses paroles ne sont pas écoutées.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Protož řekl jsem já: Lepší jest moudrost než síla, ačkoli moudrost chudého toho byla v pohrdání, a slov jeho neposlouchali.

Kosraean Bible

Nga fahk pacl nukewa lah lalmwetmet uh wo liki ku, tusruktu wangin mwet nunku mu mwet sukasrup ku in lalmwetmet, pwanang elos tiana lohang nu ke ma mwet sukasrup uh fahk.

World Portuguese Bible

Então eu disse: “A sabedoria é melhor do que a força.” No entanto, a sabedoria do homem pobre é desprezada, e as suas palavras não são ouvidas.

Romanian BTF Bible

Atunci am spus: Înțelepciunea este mai bună decât puterea, cu toate acestea înțelepciunea săracului este disprețuită și cuvintele lui nu sunt ascultate.

Brenton English Septuagint

And I said, Wisdom is better than power: yet the wisdom of the poor man is set at nought, and his words not listened to.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ထိုအခါ ငါဆိုသည်ကား၊ ပညာသည် ခွန်အားထက် သာ၍ ကောင်းမြတ်၏။ သို့သော်လည်း၊ ဆင်းရဲသောသူ၏ ပညာကို မထီမဲ့မြင်ပြုတတ်ကြ၏။ သူ၏စကားကို နား မထောင်တတ်ကြ။

Darby Translation

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

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Da sprach ich: Weisheit ist besser als Kraft; aber die Weisheit des Armen wird verachtet, und seine Worte werden nicht gehört. -

Dutch Bible 1917

Toen zeide ik: Wijsheid is beter dan kracht, hoewel de wijsheid des armen veracht, en zijn woorden niet waren gehoord geweest.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Toen dacht ik: Ofschoon wijsheid meer waard is dan kracht, Wordt toch de wijsheid van een arme versmaad, En naar zijn woorden wordt niet geluisterd.

Italian Diodati Bible

Allora io dissi: Meglio val sapienza che forza ; benchè la sapienza del povero sia sprezzata , e che le sue parole non sieno ascoltate.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And I said that wisdom is better than strength: how then is the wisdom of the poor man slighted, and his words not heard?

Geneva Bible 1599

Then said I, Better is wisdome then strength: yet the wisedome of the poore is despised, and his wordes are not heard.

Noyes Bible

Then said I, “Wisdom is better than strength;” and yet the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Danish Bible 1931

Da sagde jeg: “Visdom er bedre end Styrke, men den fattiges Visdom agtes ringe, og hans Ord høres ikke.”

Leeser Tanakh

Then said I, Wisdom is better than might: although the poor man's wisdom is held in contempt, and his words are not heard.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

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

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Ta bèn nói rằng: Sự khôn ngoan hơn sức mạnh; nhưng mà sự khôn ngoan của người nghèo bị khinh dể, và lời nói của người không ai nghe.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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

Revised West Version

Pea naʻaku toki pehē ai, ʻOku lelei hake ʻae poto ʻi he mālohi; ka ʻoku manukiʻi ʻae poto ʻoe tangata masiva, pea ʻoku ʻikai ongoʻi ʻene ngaahi lea.

French Ostervald Bible

Alors j'ai dit: La sagesse vaut mieux que la force; et toutefois la sagesse du pauvre est méprisée, et ses paroles ne sont point écoutées.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj mi diris: Pli bona estas saĝo ol forto, tamen la saĝo de malriĉulo estas malrespektata, kaj liaj vortoj ne estas aŭdataj.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Et j’ai dit: La sagesse vaut mieux que la force. Cependant la sagesse du pauvre est méprisée, et ses paroles ne sont pas écoutées.

German Luther Bible 1912

Da sprach ich: “Weisheit ist ja besser den Stärke; doch wird des Armen Weisheit verachtet und seinen Worten nicht gehorcht.”

LXX2012 U. S. English

And I said Wisdom is better than power: yet the wisdom of the poor man is set at nothing, and his words not listened to.

British English Septuagint 2012

And I said Wisdom is better than power: yet the wisdom of the poor man is set at nothing, and his words not listened to.

Majority Standard BIble

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

Webster Bible

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

Revised Version

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

Italian Riveduta Bible

Allora io dissi: “La sapienza val meglio della forza; ma la sapienza del povero è disprezzata, e le sue parole non sono ascoltate”.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Alors je dis : « La sagesse vaut mieux que la force. » Néanmoins, la sagesse du pauvre est méprisée, et ses paroles ne sont pas écoutées.

Reina Valera 1909

Entonces dije yo: Mejor es la sabiduría que la fortaleza; aunque la ciencia del pobre sea menospreciada, y no sean escuchadas sus palabras.

Spanish BLL

Entonces me dije: “Es mejor la sabiduría que la fuerza”, aunque se desprecie la sabiduría del pobre y nadie le haga caso a sus palabras.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Entonces dije yo: «Mejor es la sabiduría que la fuerza», aunque la ciencia del pobre sea menospreciada, y no sean escuchadas sus palabras.

Croatian Bible

Ipak ja velim: bolja je mudrost nego jakost, ali se ne cijeni mudrost siromaha i ne slušaju njegove riječi.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Tada ja rekoh: Bolja je mudrost nego snaga, ako se i ne maraše za mudrost onog siromaha i reči se njegove ne slušahu.

German Textbibel

Da dachte ich: Weisheit ist besser als Stärke, aber die Weisheit des Armen ist verachtet, und seine Worte finden kein Gehör.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And I said, Wisdom is better than power: Yet the wisdom of the poor man is set at nought, And his words not listened to.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וְאָמַ֣רְתִּי אָ֔נִי טוֹבָ֥ה חָכְמָ֖ה מִגְּבוּרָ֑ה וְחָכְמַ֤ת הַמִּסְכֵּן֙ בְּזוּיָ֔ה וּדְבָרָ֖יו אֵינָ֥ם נִשְׁמָעִֽים׃

World English Bible

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

World English Bible (Catholic)

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

World English Bible British Edition

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

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

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

World English Bible Classic

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

World English Bible Updated

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

World Messianic Bible

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

World Messianic Bible British Edition

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

Young's Literal Translation

And I said, 'Better [is] wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' —

SEPTUAGINTA

καὶ εἶπα ἐγώ· ἀγαθὴ σοφία ὑπὲρ δύναμιν, καὶ σοφία τοῦ πένητος ἐξουδενωμένη, καὶ οἱ λόγοι αὐτοῦ οὐκ εἰσὶν ἀκουόμενοι.

Brenton Septuagint

Καὶ εἶπα ἐγὼ, ἀγαθὴ σοφία ὑπὲρ δύναμιν· καὶ σοφία τοῦ πένητος ἐξουδενωμένη, καὶ οἱ λόγοι αὐτοῦ οὐκ εἰσακουόμενοι.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Атунч ам зис: „Май бунэ есте ынцелепчуня декыт тэрия!” Тотушь, ынцелепчуня сэракулуй есте диспрецуитэ ши нимень ну-л аскултэ.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

І сказав я: Розум лучше сили, та розумом у чоловіка бідного погорджують і слова його байдуже.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

І сказав я: Розум лучше сили, та розумом у чоловіка бідного погорджують і слова його байдуже.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Тада ја рекох: Боља је мудрост него снага, ако се и не мараше за мудрост оног сиромаха и речи се његове не слушаху.

Russian Synodal Bible

И сказал я: мудрость лучше силы, и однако же мудрость бедняка пренебрегается, и слов его не слушают.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

וְאָמַ֣רְתִּי אָ֔נִי טֹובָ֥ה חָכְמָ֖ה מִגְּבוּרָ֑ה וְחָכְמַ֤ת הַמִּסְכֵּן֙ בְּזוּיָ֔ה וּדְבָרָ֖יו אֵינָ֥ם נִשְׁמָעִֽים׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

ואמרתי אני טובה חכמה מגבורה וחכמת המסכן בזויה ודבריו אינם נשמעים׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

فَقُلْتُ: «ٱلْحِكْمَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلْقُوَّةِ». أَمَّا حِكْمَةُ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ فَمُحْتَقَرَةٌ، وَكَلَامُهُ لَا يُسْمَعُ.

Old Persion Version Bible

آنگاه من گفتم حکمت از شجاعت بهتر است، هر‌چند حکمت این فقیررا خوار شمردند و سخنانش را نشنیدند.

Judson Burmese Bible

ထိုအခါ ငါဆို သည်ကား၊ ပညာ သည် ခွန်အား ထက် သာ၍ကောင်းမြတ် ၏။ သို့သော်လည်း ၊ ဆင်းရဲ သောသူ၏ ပညာ ကို မထီမဲ့မြင် ပြုတတ်ကြ၏။ သူ ၏စကား ကို နား မ ထောင်တတ်ကြ။

Korean Bible 1910

그러므로 내가 이르기를 지혜가 힘보다 낫다마는 가난한 자의 지혜가 멸시를 받고 그 말이 신청되지 아니한다 하였노라

Japanese Freedom Bible

そこで私は言った。「知恵は力にまさる。」それでも、貧しい人の知恵は軽んじられ、その言葉は聞かれない。

World Chinese Bible

于是我说：“智慧胜过力量。”然而贫穷人的智慧被藐视，他的话也无人听从。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

我就说，智慧胜过勇力；然而那贫穷人的智慧被人藐视，他的话也无人听从。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

我就說，智慧勝過勇力；然而那貧窮人的智慧被人藐視，他的話也無人聽從。

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Então eu disse: Melhor é a sabedoria do que a força; ainda que a sabedoria do pobre tenha sido desprezada, e suas palavras não tenham sido ouvidas.

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Mashi Bible

Kwo kuderhaga nti oburhimanya bwo bukulu aha misî, ci kwône oburhimanya bw’omukenyi barhalonza okubumanya, n’ebinwa byâge barhabiyumvîrhiza.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Da sprach ich: Weisheit ist besser als Stärke! Aber die Weisheit des Armen ist verachtet, und man hört nicht auf ihn.

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Entonces dije: La sabiduría es mejor que la fuerza, pero la sabiduría del pobre no es respetada, y sus palabras no son escuchadas.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Entonces me dije: Mejor es la sabiduría que la fuerza, aunque la sabiduría del pobre sea menospreciada, y sus palabras no sean escuchadas.

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

Then said I, Chochmah is better than gevurah (strength); nevertheless the poor manʼs chochmah is despised, and his devarim are not heard.

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