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.


In Context

12 Moreover, no man knows when his hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so men are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them.

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

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

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

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

17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:15Now 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.

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.