Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.” Young's Literal Translation And I said, ‘Better [is] wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.’— King James Bible Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard. Hebrew And Iאָ֔נִי (’ā·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I said, וְאָמַ֣רְתִּי (wə·’ā·mar·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Wisdom חָכְמָ֖ה (ḥāḵ·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2451: Wisdom is better טוֹבָ֥ה (ṭō·w·ḇāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good than strength, מִגְּבוּרָ֑ה (mig·gə·ḇū·rāh) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1369: Force, valor, victory but the wisdom וְחָכְמַ֤ת (wə·ḥā·ḵə·maṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2451: Wisdom of the poor הַמִּסְכֵּן֙ (ham·mis·kên) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 4542: Indigent man is despised, בְּזוּיָ֔ה (bə·zū·yāh) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Strong's 959: To disesteem and his words וּדְבָרָ֖יו (ū·ḏə·ḇā·rāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause are not אֵינָ֥ם (’ê·nām) Adverb | third person masculine plural Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle heeded.” נִשְׁמָעִֽים׃ (niš·mā·‘îm) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently |