<p class="poetry">However, a poor but wise man lived in the city,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and he could have delivered<n id="2" /> the city by his wisdom,p> <p class="poetry">but no one listened<n id="3" /> to that poor man.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish kingp> <p class="poetry">who no longer knows how to receive advice.p>

<p class="poetry">So I concluded that wisdom is better than might,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but a poor man&#8217;s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens<n id="2" /> to his advice.<n id="3" />p>