Mhubiri 9:17
Ecclesiastes 9:17 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Maneno ya utulivu ya mwenye hekima husikiwa kuliko makelele ya mtawala wa wapumbavu.
Ecclesiastes 9:17 in English
Ecclesiastes 9:17 · Berean Standard Bible
The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.
Context
15Katika mji huo kulikuwepo mtu mmoja maskini lakini mwenye hekima, naye akauokoa ule mji kwa hekima yake. Lakini hakuna aliyemkumbuka yule maskini. 16Kwa hiyo, nikasema, “Hekima ni bora kuliko nguvu.” Lakini hekima ya maskini imedharauliwa, wala hakuna anayesikiliza maneno yake. 17Maneno ya utulivu ya mwenye hekima
husikiwa kuliko makelele ya mtawala wa wapumbavu. 18Hekima ni bora kuliko silaha za vita,
lakini mwenye dhambi mmoja
huharibu mema mengi.
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