- New International Version
So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.
- New Living Translation
So even though wisdom is better than strength, those who are wise will be despised if they are poor. What they say will not be appreciated for long.
- English Standard Version
But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man’s wisdom is despised and his words are not heard.
- 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.”
- King James Bible
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
- New King James Version
Then I said: “Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, And his words are not heard.
- New American Standard Bible
So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are ignored.
- NASB 1995
So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heeded.
- NASB 1977
So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heeded.
- Amplified Bible
But I say that wisdom is better than strength, though the poor man’s wisdom is despised and his words are not heeded.
- Christian 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.”
- Holman Christian 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.”
- 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.
- Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And I said in my heart: “Wisdom is better than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised and his statements are not heeded
- Brenton Septuagint Translation
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.
- Contemporary English Version
So I decided that wisdom is better than strength. Yet if you are poor, no one pays any attention to you, no matter how smart you are.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
And I said that wisdom is better than strength: how then is the wisdom of the poor man slighted, and his words not heard?
- Good News Translation
I have always said that wisdom is better than strength, but no one thinks of the poor as wise or pays any attention to what they say.
- International Standard Version
So I concluded, “Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless, the wisdom of the poor is rejected—his words are never 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.’
- Literal Standard Version
And I said, “Better [is] wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.”
- New American Bible
Though I had said, “Wisdom is better than force,” yet the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words go unheeded.
- NET Bible
So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.
- New Revised Standard Version
So I said, “Wisdom is better than might; yet the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
- New Heart English Bible
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
- 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.
- 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.’ —
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