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And Iוְ אָנִיsaid,אָמַרְתִּי“Betterטוֹבָהis wisdomחָכְמָהthan might,מִגְּבוּרָהbut the wisdomוְחָכְמַתof the poor manהַמִּסְכֵּןis despised,בְּזוּיָהand his wordsוּדְבָרָיוare notאֵינָםheard.”נִשְׁמָעִים
Ecclesiastes 9:16
Study it in the app“And I said, “Better is wisdom than might, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heard.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 9:16, word by word
- saidאָמַרְתִּיamarti
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarti” appears- “Betterטוֹבָהtova
better
Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.
Where else “tova” appears- is wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- than mightגְּבוּרָהgevura
strength
Strength of body or spirit to face something.
Where else “gevura” appears- of the poor manמִּסְכֵּןmisken
poor
Poor, without means.
Where else “misken” appears- is despisedבְּזוּיָהbezuya
despise
Despise, think little of.
Where else “bezuya” appears- and his wordsדְבָרָיdevaray
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devaray” appears- heardנִשְׁמָעִיםnishmaim
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “nishmaim” appears
The context
15And there was found in it a poor wise man, and he delivered the city by his wisdom; yet no one remembered that poor man.
16 · This verse (above)
17The words of the wise, in rest, are heard more than the cry of a ruler among the senseless.