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Ecclesiastes 9:17

Context
Wisdom versus Fools, Sin, and Folly

9:17 The words of the wise are heard in quiet,

more than the shouting of a ruler is heard 1  among fools.

Ecclesiastes 9:16

Context

9:16 So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, 2 

but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens 3  to his advice. 4 

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[9:17]  1 tn The phrase “is heard” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity and smoothness. Note its appearance in the previous line.

[9:16]  2 tn Or “power.”

[9:16]  3 tn The participle form נִשְׁמָעִים (nishmaim, Niphal participle mpl from שָׁמַע, “to listen”) is used verbally to emphasize a continual, durative, gnomic action.

[9:16]  4 tn Heb “his words are never listened to.”



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