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Ecclesiastes 9:13-16

The Parable of the Poor Wise Man

Ecclesiastes 9:13-16
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Here is something else I have seen as wisdom under the sun, and it seemed important to me:
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there was a small town with few people in it; and a great king came to attack it; he surrounded it and built massive siege-works against it.
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Now there was found in it a man who was poor but wise, and by his wisdom he saved the city; yet afterwards, nobody remembered that poor man.
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So, although I say that wisdom is better than strength, nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised; nobody pays attention to what he says.
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