Wisdom Better than Folly
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1Again I saw that under the sun 2the race is not to the swift, nor 3the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and 4chance 5happen to them all.
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For man 6does not know his time. Like fish that are taken in an evil net, and 7like birds that are caught in a snare, so the children of man are 8snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them.
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I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me.
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There was a little city with few men in it, and a great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it.
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But there was found in it 9a poor, wise man, and he by his 10wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
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But I say that 11wisdom is better than might, though 12the poor man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heard.
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The words of the wise heard in 13quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.
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Eclesiastes 9:11
Observei ainda e vi que debaixo do sol não é dos ligeiros a carreira, nem dos fortes a peleja, nem tampouco dos sábios o pão, nem ainda dos prudentes a riqueza, nem dos entendidos o favor; mas que a ocasião e a sorte ocorrem a todos.
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Ecclesiastes 9:11
I returned and saw under the sun that-- The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all.
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Eclesiastes 9:11
Percebi ainda outra coisa debaixo do sol:Os velozes nem sempre vencem a corrida;os fortes nem sempre triunfam na guerra;os sábios nem sempre têm comida;os prudentes nem sempre são ricos;os instruídos nem sempre têm prestígio;pois o tempo e o acaso afetam a todos.
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