Ecclesiastes 9:16

"So. said, 'Wisdom is better than strength.' But the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heeded."

In the above case, wisdom had everything against it, small defenses, resources,. small army and means. Strength, brute force, seemingly had everything on its side,. great king with. powerful army. Yes, human wisdom has. greater value than force or strength, but in the long run, it has. dark side. In the long run, often human wisdom only reaps ingratitude. "The rulers of the small city were forced to listen to the wisdom of the poor man and they heeded it. Because he was poor and the crisis facing their city was over, they forgot about him (and ceased to listen to his advice)" (Kidwell p. 240).

Many. parent, friend, elder, teacher or preacher has learned that often people cease to listen to your advice once. crisis in their life is over or avoided. It seems at times that wisdom is only heeded when all other alternatives have been removed.