9:15 However, a poor but wise man lived in the city, 1
and he could have delivered 2 the city by his wisdom,
but no one listened 3 to that poor man.
9:16 So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, 4
but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens 5 to his advice. 6
9:17 The words of the wise are heard in quiet,
more than the shouting of a ruler is heard 7 among fools.