1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Ecclesiastes 9:16 | And I said that wisdom is better than strength: how then is the wisdom of the poor man slighted, and his words not heard? | Heard? Ecclesiasticus 13:28. Men are so unjust as to despise wisdom, if it be in a poor man. The prudence of an individual has often saved cities, as was the case at Abela, and Bethulia; (2 Kings 20:22.; Calmet) and Syracuse was defended a long time by Archimedes against the whole Roman army. (Plut.[Plutarch?] in Marcel.) |