Ecclesiastes 7:11

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Wisdom is better if you also have property. Really, wise people {\cf2\super [32]} will get more than enough wealth.

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“But where can a person find wisdom?\par Where can we go to find understanding?\par

Lord, your teachings are good for me.\par They are better than 1,000 pieces\par of silver and gold.\par

Wise people are rewarded by wealth. But foolish people are rewarded by foolishness.

The profit that comes from wisdom is better than silver. The profit from wisdom is better than fine gold!

Wisdom is worth much more than jewels. Nothing you can want is as valuable as wisdom!

It is good to be alive! It is nice to see the light from the sun.

I saw that wisdom is better than foolishness in the same way that light is better than darkness.

Don’t say,\par “Life was better in the ‘good old days.’\par What happened?”\par Wisdom doesn’t lead us\par to ask that question.\par