Ecclesiastes 9:11-18

11I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to the intelligent, nor yet favour to men of knowledge; but time and chance happeneth to them all. 12For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are taken with the snare, like them are the children of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. 13This also have I seen as wisdom under the sun, and it was great unto me. 14There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and encompassed it, and built great bulwarks against it: 15and there was found in it a poor wise man, who by his wisdom delivered the city; but no man remembered that poor man. 16Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. 17The words of the wise are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools. 18Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.