9:15a Now a poor wise man was found in the city,

Now there was a poor wise man who lived in that town,
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However, a poor but wise man lived in the city. (NET Bible)

9:15b and he saved the city by his wisdom.

who was wise enough to save the people in that city.
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Using his wisdom, he saved the town ⌊from the enemies⌋ .

9:15c Yet no one remembered that poor man.

But after he saved it, nobody remembered that poor man. (EEB)
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After everything was finished, the people forgot about the poor man. (English Easy-to-Read Version)

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