12For even man knoweth not his time; as fish that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, like these [are] the sons of man snared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.
13This also I have seen: wisdom under the sun, and it is great to me.
14A little city, and few men in it, and a great king hath come unto it, and hath surrounded it, and hath built against it great bulwarks;
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!
16And I said, `Better [is] wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.` --
17The words of the wise in quiet are heard, More than the cry of a ruler over fools.
18Better [is] wisdom than weapons of conflict, And one sinner destroyeth much good!
