Catholic Public Domain Version
"And there was found within it, a poor and wise man, and he freed the city through his wisdom, and nothing was recorded afterward of that poor man. "
— Ecclesiastes 9:15, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.”
“Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. ”
“Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.”
“However, a poor but wise man lived in the city, and he could have delivered the city by his wisdom, but no one listened to that poor man.”
“Now there was found in it a man poor and wise, and he delivered the city by his wisdom, and no man afterward remembered that poor man.”
“Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.”
“Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.”
Man does not know his own end. But, just as fish are caught with a hook, and birds are captured with a snare, so are men seized in the evil time, when it will suddenly overwhelm them.
This wisdom, likewise, I have seen under the sun, and I have examined it intensely.
There was a small city, with a few men in it. There came against it a great king, who surrounded it, and built fortifications all around it, and the blockade was completed.
And there was found within it, a poor and wise man, and he freed the city through his wisdom, and nothing was recorded afterward of that poor man.
And so, I declared that wisdom is better than strength. But how is it, then, that the wisdom of the poor man is treated with contempt, and his words are not heeded?
The words of the wise are heard in silence, more so than the outcry of a prince among the foolish.
Wisdom is better than weapons of war. And whoever offends in one thing, shall lose many good things.