16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 9:16:1 ⧉וְאָמַ֣רְתִּיveamartiand I said Ecclesiastes 9:16:2 ⧉אָ֔נִיaniI Ecclesiastes 9:16:3 ⧉טוֹבָ֥הtovabetter Ecclesiastes 9:16:4 ⧉חָכְמָ֖הkhakhemawisdom Ecclesiastes 9:16:5 ⧉מִגְּבוּרָ֑הmiggevurathan might Ecclesiastes 9:16:6 ⧉וְחָכְמַ֤תvekhokhmatand the wisdom of Ecclesiastes 9:16:7 ⧉הַמִּסְכֵּן֙hammiskenthe poor man Ecclesiastes 9:16:8 ⧉בְּזוּיָ֔הbezuyais despised Ecclesiastes 9:16:9 ⧉וּדְבָרָ֖יוudevaravand his words Ecclesiastes 9:16:10 ⧉אֵינָ֥םenamare not Ecclesiastes 9:16:11 ⧉נִשְׁמָעִֽים׃nishmaimheard |
16. Formal Translation Then I said, “Insight outweighs force; yet the insight of the destitute is scorned, and their words go unheeded.” |
16. Dynamic Translation So I said, “Wisdom surpasses raw power, yet a poor person’s wisdom is still treated with contempt, and his words are ignored.” |