13 This wisdom I have also seen under the sun, and it seemed great to me:
14 There was a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great snares around it.
15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that same poor man.
16 Then I said:“Wisdom is better than strength.Nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised,And his words are not heard.
17 Words of the wise, spoken quietly, should be heardRather than the shout of a ruler of fools.
18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war;But one sinner destroys much good.”