The wisdom of a wretched person will raise him up, to place him among leaders.
Knowledge can raise a person’s social and financial status.
("The wisdom of a wretched person will raise him up to place him among leaders" – Ben Sira 41:1.)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
חָכְמַת מִסְכֵּן תְּרוֹמְמֶנְהוּ לְהוֹשִׁיבוֹ עִם נְגִידִים
Definition (Hebrew)
רְכִישַׁת הַשְׂכָּלָה וְיֶדַע עֲשׂוּיָה לְהָבִיא אֶת הָאָדָם לְמַעֲמָד חֶבְרָתִי וְכַלְכָּלִי גָּבוֹהַּ.
("חָכְמַת מִסְכֵּן תְרוֹמַמְנֵהוּ לְהוֹשִׁיבוֹ עִם נְגִידִים" – בֶּן סִירָא יָא, א).