15Now there was found in it a man poor and wise, and he delivered the city by his wisdom, and no man afterward remembered that poor man.


In Context

12 Man knoweth not his own end: but as fishes are taken with the hook, and as birds are caught with the snare, so men are taken in the evil time, when it shall suddenly come upon them.

13 This wisdom also I have seen under the sun, and it seemed to me to be very great:

14 A little city, and few men in it: there came against it a great king, and invested it, and built bulwarks round about it, and the siege was perfect.

15 Now there was found in it a man poor and wise, and he delivered the city by his wisdom, and no man afterward remembered that poor man.

16 And I said that wisdom is better than strength: how then is the wisdom of the poor man slighted, and his words not heard?

17 The words of the wise are heard in silence, more than the cry of a prince among fools.

Ecclesiastes 9:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:15Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:15Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:15Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:15and there was found in it a poor wise man, who by his wisdom delivered the city; but no man remembered that poor man.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:15Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:15Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:15Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:15and there hath been found in it a poor wise man, and he hath delivered the city by his wisdom, and men have not remembered that poor man!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:15Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.