Ecclesiastes 9:13-16

13I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom that greatly impressed me:

14There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siege works against it.

15Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man.

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