ECC 9:16 Parallel View

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ULT And I said, I, “Better is wisdom than might, but the wisdom of the poor person is despised, and his words—they are not heard.”

UST So I realized that although being wise is better than being strong, if you are poor, no one will appreciate what you do, and people will soon forget what you said.

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

OEB However, remembered this poor man. So, me- thought, wisdom of a poor man is held in contempt, and his words are not listened to.

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

NET So I concluded that wisdom is better than might,
 ⇔ but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.

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

FBV As I've always said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” Yet the wisdom of that poor man was dismissed—people didn't pay attention to what he said.

T4T So I realized that although being wise is better than being strong, if you are poor, no one will appreciate what you do, and people will soon forget what you said.

LEB So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, yet the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.
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BBE 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BB Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde.
(Then said I, wisdom is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.)

GNV Then said I, Better is wisdome then strength: yet the wisedome of the poore is despised, and his wordes are not heard.
(Then said I, Better is wisdome then strength: yet the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.)

CB Then sayde I: wy?dome is better then strength. Neuertheles, a symple mans wy?dome is despysed, & his wordes are not herde.
(Then said I: wy?dome is better then strength. Nevertheless, a symple mans wy?dome is despised, and his words are not heard.)

WYC And Y seide, that wisdom is betere than strengthe; hou therfor is the wisdom of a pore man dispisid, and hise wordis ben not herd?
(And I said, that wisdom is better than strengthe; how therefore is the wisdom of a poor man dispisid, and his words been not heard?)

LUT Da sprach ich: Weisheit ist ja besser denn Stärke. Noch ward des Armen Weisheit verachtet und seinen Worten nicht gehorcht.
(So spoke ich: Weisheit is ja besser because Stärke. Noch was the Armen Weisheit verachtet and his words not gehorcht.)

CLV Et dicebam ego meliorem esse sapientiam fortitudine. Quomodo ergo sapientia pauperis contempta est, et verba ejus non sunt audita?
(And dicebam I meliorem esse sapientiam fortitudine. Quomodo ergo sapientia pauperis contempta it_is, and verba eyus not/no are audita?)

BRN 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.

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπα ἐγὼ, ἀγαθὴ σοφία ὑπὲρ δύναμιν· καὶ σοφία τοῦ πένητος ἐξουδενωμένη, καὶ οἱ λόγοι αὐτοῦ οὐκ εἰσακουόμενοι.
(Kai eipa egō, agathaʸ sofia huper dunamin; kai sofia tou penaʸtos exoudenōmenaʸ, kai hoi logoi autou ouk eisakouomenoi.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) the poor man’s wisdom is despised

(Some words not found in UHB: and,said I better wisdom than,strength and,wisdom the,poor despised and,words,his not,they heeded )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “people despise the poor man’s wisdom”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) his words are not heard

(Some words not found in UHB: and,said I better wisdom than,strength and,wisdom the,poor despised and,words,his not,they heeded )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “they do not listen to what he says” or “they do not take his advice”

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