Ecclesiastes · Ecclesiastes 7
For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
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The verses immediately either side, within Ecclesiastes 7.
Before
11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.
Ecclesiastes 7:12
For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
After
13Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight which he has made crooked?
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