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Douay-Rheims
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And I said that wisdom is better than strength: how then is the wisdom of the poor man slighted, and his words not heard?
King James
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Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
Louis Second
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Et j'ai dit: La sagesse vaut mieux que la force. Cependant la sagesse du pauvre est méprisée, et ses paroles ne sont pas écoutées
Martin Luther
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Da sprach ich: Weisheit ist ja besser denn Stärke. Noch ward des Armen Weisheit verachtet und seinen Worten nicht gehorcht.
Vulgate
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et dicebam ego meliorem esse sapientiam fortitudine quomodo ergo sapientia pauperis contempta est et verba eius non sunt audita

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


ego : I, self.
esse : nature of being.
quomodo : in what manner, how/ in whatever way, somehow.
ergo : (gen. +) on account of, because of.
ergo : (adv.) accordingly, then, therefore.
sapientia : wisdom.
non : not.