Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 100 Shloka 22

मूर्खाणाम् among fools, सहस्रात् in preferance to a thousand, एकम् single, पण्डितम् wise man, इच्चसि कच्चित् I hope are preferring, अर्थकृच्छेषु in difficult situations, पण्डितः a wise man, महत् immense, निश्रेयसम् help, कुर्यात् will render.

I hope by setting aside a thousand fools, you prefer a single wise man. A wise man will be of immense help in difficult situations.