Ecclesiastes 9:12-16

¹²For man also knoweth not his time, like the fishes that are caught in an evil net, and like the birds that are caught in the snare: like these are the sons of men ensnared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.

¹³Also in this manner have I seen wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:

¹⁴There was a little city, and the men therein were few; and there came against it a great king, who enclosed it, and built around it great works of siege;

¹⁵But there was found in it a poor wise man, and he delivered the city by his wisdom; yet no man had thought of that same poor man.

¹⁶Then said I, Wisdom is better than might: although the poor man's wisdom is held in contempt, and his words are not heard.