Ecclesiastes 9:16
And I said, 'Better is wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' —Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- מִסְכֵּןmiçkênindigent
- בָּזָהbâzâhto disesteem
- גְּבוּרָהgᵉbûwrâhforce (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory
- חׇכְמָהchokmâhwisdom (in a good sense)
- טוֹבṭôwbgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine
- דָּבָרdâbâra word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- אָמַרʼâmarto say (used with great latitude)
Ko e ngaahi lea faka-Hepelū mo e faka-Kalisi 'oku tu'u 'i he tu'a 'o e veesi ni. 'E ha'u 'a e fakahoa lea-ki-he-lea mo e liliu lea-ki-he-lea.