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Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn’t know how to receive admonition any more.

Better H2896 is a poor H4542 and a wise H2450 child H3206 than an old H2205 and foolish H3684 king, H4428 who will H3045 (QalPerf) no more be admonished.^§ H2094 (NiphInf)

Ecclesiastes 4:13 Heb. who knoweth not to be admonished

αγαθος παις πενης και σοφος υπερ βασιλεα πρεσβυτερον και αφρονα ος ουκ εγνω του προσεχειν ετι

Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

now there was found H4672 (QalPerf) in it a poor H4542 wise H2450 man, H376 and he by his wisdom H2451 delivered H4422 (PielPerf) the city; H5892 yet no man H120 remembered H2142 (QalPerf) that same poor H4542 man. H376

και ευρη εν αυτη ανδρα πενητα σοφον και διασωσει αυτος την πολιν εν τη σοφια αυτου και ανθρωπος ουκ εμνησθη συν του ανδρος του πενητος εκεινου

Then I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” Nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Then said H559 (QalPerf) I, Wisdom H2451 is better H2896 than strength: H1369 nevertheless the poor man’s H4542 wisdom H2451 is despised, H959 (QalPasPtc) and his words H1697 are not heard. H8085 (NiphPtc)

και ειπα εγω αγαθη σοφια υπερ δυναμιν και σοφια του πενητος εξουδενωμενη και λογοι αυτου ουκ εισιν ακουομενοι