Translations
Louis Segond 1910
La sagesse vaut mieux que les instruments de guerre; mais un seul pécheur détruit beaucoup de bien.
KJV
Wisdom [is] better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
Wisdom [is] better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
KJV
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