Ecclesiastes 9:16
“Then I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.”
— Ecclesiastes 9:16
About this verse
Ecclesiastes 9:16 comes from the book of Ecclesiastes, written during the Kingdom (~1000 BC) period. The setting is court. These words are attributed to Solomon. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the wisdom genre of biblical literature. Key themes include wisdom, injustice. Notable phrases: wisdom is better than strength; poor man's wisdom despised.
Speaker
Solomon
Era
Kingdom (~1000 BC)
Emotion
grieving
Type
wisdom
Emotional genome
Comfort power
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