The wise person can scale the city of the mighty and bring down the stronghold in which they trust.

智慧人爬上勇士的城墙，倾覆他所倚靠的坚垒。

智慧人爬上勇士的城墙，摧毁他所倚靠的堡垒。

智慧人爬上勇士的城墙，摧毁他所倚靠的堡垒。

智者攀上勇士的城池，摧毁他们倚仗的坚垒。

智慧人登上勇士的城，倾覆他倚靠的坚垒。

智慧人攻上勇士的城，也拿下那城所依赖的堡垒。

智慧人爬上勇士的城牆，傾覆他所倚靠的堅壘。

智慧人爬上勇士的城牆，摧毀他所倚靠的堡壘。

智慧人爬上勇士的城牆，摧毀他所倚靠的堡壘。

智者攀上勇士的城池，摧毀他們倚仗的堅壘。

智慧人登上勇士的城，傾覆他倚靠的堅壘。

智慧人爬上勇士的城，攻下勇士所倚靠的堅壘。

智慧人攻上勇士的城，也拿下那城所依賴的堡壘。

智者登勇士之城、敗其所恃之勢、

鞏固之城、人所倚賴、惟智者設謀以下之。

鞏固之城、勇士所守所倚賴者、惟智者可上而傾之、

One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty and pull down the stronghold in which they trust.

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

A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.

The wise conquer the city of the strong and level the fortress in which they trust.

A wise person went up against a city of warriors and brought down its secure fortress.

A wise person scales the city of the mighty And brings down the stronghold in which they trust.

A wise man scales the city of the mighty, And brings down the trusted stronghold.

A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

A wise person went up against a city of warriors and brought down its secure fortress.

A wise[ man] scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of its confidence.

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

A wise warrior is strong, and a man of knowledge makes his strength stronger;

Then the king and his men advanced to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who lived in the land. The Jebusites said to David,“ You cannot invade this place! Even the blind and the lame will turn you back, saying,‘ David cannot invade this place!’”But David captured the fortress of Zion( that is, the city of David).David said on that day,“ Whoever attacks the Jebusites must approach the‘ lame’ and the‘ blind’ who are David’s enemies by going through the water tunnel.” For this reason it is said,“ The blind and the lame cannot enter the palace.”So David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. David built all around it, from the terrace inwards.

This is what I also observed about wisdom on earth, and it is a great burden to me:There was once a small city with a few men in it, and a mighty king attacked it, besieging it and building strong siege works against it.However, a poor but wise man lived in the city, and he could have delivered the city by his wisdom, but no one listened to that poor man.So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among fools.Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.

a wise woman called out from the city,“ Listen up! Listen up! Tell Joab,‘ Come near so that I may speak to you.’”When he approached her, the woman asked,“ Are you Joab?” He replied,“ I am.” She said to him,“ Listen to the words of your servant.” He said,“ Go ahead. I’m listening.”She said,“ In the past they would always say,‘ Let them inquire in Abel,’ and that is how they settled things.I represent the peaceful and the faithful in Israel. You are attempting to destroy an important city in Israel. Why should you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”Joab answered,“ Get serious! I don’t want to swallow up or destroy anything!That’s not the way things are. There is a man from the hill country of Ephraim named Sheba son of Bicri. He has rebelled against King David. Give me just this one man, and I will leave the city.” The woman said to Joab,“ This very minute his head will be thrown over the wall to you!”Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice and they cut off Sheba’s head and threw it out to Joab. Joab blew the trumpet, and his men dispersed from the city, each going to his own home. Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.