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19 (A)Ow’amagezi ne bw’aba omu mu kibuga,
    aba w’amaanyi okusinga abakulembeze ekkumi ab’omu kibuga ekyo.

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19 Wisdom(A) makes one wise person more powerful(B)
    than ten rulers in a city.

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19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

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19 (A)Wisdom strengthens the wise
More than ten rulers of the city.

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18 (A)Amagezi gasinga ebyokulwanyisa mu lutalo,
    naye omwonoonyi omu azikiriza ebirungi bingi.

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18 Wisdom(A) is better than weapons of war,
    but one sinner destroys much good.

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18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

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18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war;
But (A)one sinner destroys much good.”

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11 (A)Amagezi kintu kirungi, okufaanana ng’eky’obugagga ky’obusika,
    era kigasa abo abakyalaba enjuba.
12 Amagezi kiwummulo,
    ng’ensimbi bwe ziri ekiwummulo,
naye enkizo y’okumanya y’eno:
    amagezi gakuuma obulamu bw’oyo agalina.

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11 Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing(A)
    and benefits those who see the sun.(B)
12 Wisdom is a shelter
    as money is a shelter,
but the advantage of knowledge is this:
    Wisdom preserves those who have it.

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11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

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11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance,
And profitable (A)to those who see the sun.
12 For wisdom is [a]a (B)defense as money is a defense,
But the [b]excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives (C)life to those who have it.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:12 A protective shade, lit. shadow
  2. Ecclesiastes 7:12 advantage or profit