559 [e]   16 wə·’ā·mar·tî   16 וְאָמַ֣רְתִּי    16 And said   16 Conj‑w | V‑Qal‑ConjPerf‑1cs   16

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589 [e] ’ā·nî, אָ֔נִי I Pro‑1cs

2896 [e] ṭō·w·ḇāh טוֹבָ֥ה [is] better Adj‑fs

2451 [e] ḥāḵ·māh חָכְמָ֖ה Wisdom N‑fs

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1369 [e] mig·gə·ḇū·rāh; מִגְּבוּרָ֑ה than strength Prep‑m | N‑fs

2451 [e] wə·ḥā·ḵə·maṯ וְחָכְמַ֤ת And nevertheless wisdom Conj‑w | N‑fsc

4542 [e] ham·mis·kên הַמִּסְכֵּן֙ of the poor man Art | Adj‑ms

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959 [e] bə·zū·yāh, בְּזוּיָ֔ה [is] despised V‑Qal‑QalPassPrtcpl‑fs

1697 [e] ū·ḏə·ḇā·rāw וּדְבָרָ֖יו and his words Conj‑w | N‑mpc | 3ms

369 [e] ’ê·nām אֵינָ֥ם not Adv | 3mp

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8085 [e] niš·mā·‘îm. נִשְׁמָעִֽים׃ are heard V‑Nifal‑Prtcpl‑mp

Holman Christian Standard Bible
AndIsaid, “Wisdomis betterthanstrength,butthe wisdomof thepoorman is despised,andhiswordsare notheeded.”

New American Standard Bible
So I said,"Wisdomis betterthanstrength."But the wisdomof the poormanis despisedand his wordsare not heeded.

King James Bible
Then saidI, Wisdom[is] betterthan strength:nevertheless the poor man'swisdom[is] despised,and his wordsare not heard.International Standard Version
So I concluded, "Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless, the wisdom of the poor is rejected—his words are never heard."

American Standard Version
Then said I, 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.' --Ecclesiastes 9:16•Ecclesiastes 9:16 NIV•Ecclesiastes 9:16 NLT•Ecclesiastes 9:16 ESV•Ecclesiastes 9:16 NASB•Ecclesiastes 9:16 KJV•Ecclesiastes 9:16 Commentaries•Ecclesiastes 9:16 Bible Apps•Ecclesiastes 9:16 Biblia Paralela•Ecclesiastes 9:16 Chinese Bible•Ecclesiastes 9:16 French Bible•Ecclesiastes 9:16 German Bible

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