mis.ken describes a disadvantaged person, contrasted with status or power yet associated with wisdom.

The attested use describes a person of low means or standing: a wise youth is contrasted with an old king in Ecclesiastes 4:13, while a wise man delivers a city yet is forgotten, despised, and unheard in Ecclesiastes 9:15 and Ecclesiastes 9:16.

1. A person of low means or standing · dominant

   All occurrences use the masculine singular absolute adjective for a person whose wisdom is set against greater status or power. In Ecclesiastes 4:13 the APB renders a wise youth in contrast to an old king; in Ecclesiastes 9:15 and Ecclesiastes 9:16 it renders a wise man who delivers a city but is later forgotten, despised, and not heard.

   Ecclesiastes 4:13Ecclesiastes 9:15Ecclesiastes 9:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the person as "poor" across the cited verses, including "poor and wise youth" and "poor man." These renderings confirm the verse-level portrayal rather than isolate every contribution of the adjective.