Ecclesiastes 9:11-18

11I againH7725 sawH7200 underH8478 the sunH8121 that the 1raceH4793 is not to the swiftH7031 and the 2battleH4421 is not to the warriorsH1368, and neitherH1571H3808 is breadH3899 to the wiseH2450 norH3808H1571 3wealthH6239 to the discerningH995, norH3808H1571 favorH2580 to the skillfulH3045; for timeH6256 and 4chanceH6294 overtakeH7136 them allH3605. 12For indeedH1571, a personH120 does not 5knowH3045 his timeH6256: like fishH1709 that are caughtH270 in a treacherousH7451 netH4685 and 6birdsH6833 caughtH270 in a snareH6341, so the sonsH1121 of mankindH120 are 7ensnaredH3369 at an evilH7451 timeH6256 when it 8suddenlyH6597 fallsH5307 on them.

13ThisH2090 tooH1571 I sawH7200 as wisdomH2451 underH8478 the sunH8121, and 9it impressedH1419 me: 14there 10was a smallH6996 cityH5892 with fewH4592 menH376 in it, and a greatH1419 kingH4428 cameH935 to it, surroundedH5437 it, and constructedH1129 largeH1419 siegeworksH4685 againstH5921 it. 15But there was foundH4672 in it a 11poorH4542 wiseH2450 manH376, and he 12savedH4422 the cityH5892 13by his wisdomH2451. Yet 14noH3808 oneH120 rememberedH2142 that poorH4542 manH376. 16So I saidH559, “15WisdomH2451 is betterH2896 thanH4480 strengthH1369.” But the wisdomH2451 of the poorH4542 manH4542 is despisedH959, and his wordsH1697 are 16ignoredH369H8085. 17The 17wordsH1697 of the wiseH2450 heardH8085 in calmH5183 are better thanH4480 the shoutingH2199 of a rulerH4910 among foolsH3684. 1818WisdomH2451 is betterH2896 thanH4480 weaponsH3627 of warH7128, but 19oneH259 sinnerH2398 destroysH6 muchH7235 goodH2899.