Wisdom makes one wise person more powerful than ten rulers in a city.

智慧使有智慧的人比城中十个官长更有能力。

智慧使拥有智慧的人比城中十个官长更有能力。

智慧使拥有智慧的人比城中十个官长更有能力。

智慧使一个智者比城里十个官长更有能力。

智慧使智慧人比城中十个官长更有能力。

智慧使智慧人比城中十个掌权者更有能力。

智慧使有智慧的人比城中十個官長更有能力。

智慧使擁有智慧的人比城中十個官長更有能力。

智慧使擁有智慧的人比城中十個官長更有能力。

智慧使一個智者比城裡十個官長更有能力。

智慧使智慧人比城中十個官長更有能力。

智慧使智慧人有能力，比城中十個諮議員更有權勢。

智慧使智慧人比城中十個掌權者更有能力。

智慧使哲人有能、愈於邑中十有司、

胸懷睿智之人、較邑中十長者、更有能焉。

智慧使有智慧者、較邑中十有司有司或作豪傑更有能力、

Wisdom makes one wise person more powerful than ten rulers in a city.

Wisdom gives strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.

One wise person is stronger than ten leading citizens of a town!

Wisdom makes the wise person stronger than ten rulers of a city.

Wisdom strengthens a wise person more than ten rulers who are in a city.

Wisdom strengthens the wise More than ten rulers of the city.

Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.

Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers of a city.

Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty[ men] which are in the city.

Wisdom gives a wise person more protection than ten rulers in a city.

Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.

A wise person can attack a strong city. They can pull down the place of safety its people trust in.

Wise people have success by means of great power. Those who have knowledge gather strength.

That’s why we have not stopped praying for you. We have been praying for you since the day we heard about you. We keep asking God to fill you with the knowledge of what he wants. We pray he will give you the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives.Then you will be able to lead a life that is worthy of the Lord. We pray that you will please him in every way. So we want you to bear fruit in every good thing you do. We pray that you will grow to know God better.We want you to be very strong, in keeping with his glorious power. We want you to be patient. We pray that you will never give up.

Here’s something else I saw on this earth. I saw an example of wisdom that touched me deeply.There was once a small city. Only a few people lived there. A powerful king attacked it. He brought in war machines all around it.A certain man lived in that city. He was poor but wise. He used his wisdom to save the city. But no one remembered that poor man.So I said,“ It’s better to be wise than to be powerful.” But people look down on the poor man’s wisdom. No one pays any attention to what he says.People should listen to the quiet words of those who are wise. That’s better than paying attention to the shouts of a ruler of foolish people.Wisdom is better than weapons of war. But one sinner destroys a lot of good.

While that was going on, a wise woman called out from the city. She shouted,“ Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here. I want to speak to him.”So Joab went toward her. She asked,“ Are you Joab?”“ I am,” he answered. She said,“ Listen to what I have to say.”“ I’m listening,” he said.She continued,“ Long ago people used to say,‘ Get your answer at Abel.’ And that would settle the matter.We are the most peaceful and faithful people in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city that is like a mother in Israel. Why do you want to swallow up what belongs to the Lord?”“ I would never do anything like that!” Joab said.“ I would never swallow up or destroy what belongs to the Lord!That isn’t what I have in mind at all. There’s a man named Sheba, the son of Bikri, in your city. He’s from the hill country of Ephraim. He’s trying to kill King David. Hand that man over to me. Then I’ll pull my men back from your city.” The woman said to Joab,“ We’ll throw his head down to you from the wall.”Then the woman gave her wise advice to all the people in the city. They cut off the head of Sheba, the son of Bikri. They threw it down to Joab. So he blew his trumpet. Then his men pulled back from the city. Each of them returned to his home. And Joab went back to the king in Jerusalem.