19 (A)Wisdom strengthens a wise person more than ten rulers who are in a city.

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19 Wisdom(A) makes one wise person more powerful(B)
    than ten rulers in a city.

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19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

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16 So I said, “(A)Wisdom is better than strength.” But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are [a]ignored.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 9:16 Lit not listened to

16 So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.(A)

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

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