Ecclesiastes 9:13-18

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13 Also this I came to see as wisdom under the sun, and ¹it was great to me. 14 There ^awas a small city with few men in it, and a great king came to it, surrounded it, and built large siegeworks against it. 15 But there was found in it a ^apoor wise man, and he provided a way of escape for the city ^bby his wisdom. Yet ^cno one remembered that poor man. 16 So I said, “^aWisdom is better than strength.” But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heard. 17 The ^awords of the wise heard in restfulness are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools. 18 ^aWisdom is better than weapons of war, but ^bone sinner destroys much good.