KJV
ASV
16. Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor mans wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

ESV
16. But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heard.

ERVEN
16. But I still say that wisdom is better than strength. They forgot about the poor man's wisdom, and the people stopped listening to what he said. But I still believe that wisdom is better.

NLT
16. So even though wisdom is better than strength, those who are wise will be despised if they are poor. What they say will not be appreciated for long.

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

NET
16. So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man's wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.

NLV
16. So I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." But the wisdom of the poor man is hated and his words are not carried out.

HCSB
16. And I said, "Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded."

YLT
16. And I said, `Better [is] wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.` --

LITV
16. And I said, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

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

NCV
16. I still think wisdom is better than strength. But those people forgot about the poor man's wisdom and stopped listening to what he said.

MKJV
16. And I said, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

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

LXXEN
16. And I said Wisdom is better than power: yet the wisdom of the poor man is set at nought, and his words not listened to.



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

AMP
16. But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heeded.

KJVP
16. Then said H559 W-VQQ1MS I H589 PPRO-1MS , Wisdom H2451 NFS [ is ] better H2896 NFS than strength H1369 : nevertheless the poor man H4542 \'s wisdom H2451 [ is ] despised H959 , and his words H1697 W-CMP-3MS are not H369 heard H8085 .

YLT
16. And I said, `Better [is] wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.` --

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

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

NASB
16. Though I had said, "Wisdom is better than force," yet the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words go unheeded.

ESV
16. But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heard.

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

RSV
16. But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heeded.

NKJV
16. Then I said: "Wisdom [is] better than strength. Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, And his words are not heard.

MKJV
16. And I said, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

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

NRSV
16. So I said, "Wisdom is better than might; yet the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heeded."

NIV
16. So I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." But the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.

NIRV
16. So I said, "It's better to be wise than to be powerful." But people looked down on the poor man's wisdom. No one paid any attention to what he said.

NLT
16. So even though wisdom is better than strength, those who are wise will be despised if they are poor. What they say will not be appreciated for long.

MSG
16. All the same, I still say that wisdom is better than muscle, even though the wise poor man was treated with contempt and soon forgotten.

GNB
16. I have always said that wisdom is better than strength, but no one thinks of the poor as wise or pays any attention to what they say.

NET
16. So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man's wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.

ERVEN
16. But I still say that wisdom is better than strength. They forgot about the poor man's wisdom, and the people stopped listening to what he said. But I still believe that wisdom is better.