King James Version (KJV)
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
Modern English
Better was a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knew how to take advice.
Hebrew
טוֹב֙ יֶ֣לֶד מִסְכֵּ֣ן וְחָכָ֔ם מִמֶּ֤לֶךְ זָקֵן֙ וּכְסִ֔יל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא יָדַ֖ע לְהִזָּהֵ֥ר עֽוֹד׃
ṭvob yeled misken vḥakam mimelek zaqen vksiyl ʾasher loʾ yadaʿ lhizaher ʿvod