Man Talk

Welcome to The Daily, where we go through the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every single day. Today, we’re looking at Ecclesiastes 9:13-16: I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me. 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. But there was found in it a poor, wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man. But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heard. — Ecclesiastes 9:13-16 We love stories where the underdog wins. A small, outmatched city, a powerful enemy, and a poor man with nothing but wisdom—yet he saves the day. Sounds like the setup for a hero’s celebration, right? But here’s the twist: no one remembers him. No statues, no parades, no honor. That stings. Solomon is exposing a hard truth about life—wisdom is greater than raw power, but the world doesn’t always