Ecclesiastes 7:11

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and a remainder to those seeing the sun.

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And from whence shall wisdom be found? and where this place of understanding?

Good for me the law of thy mouth above thousands of gold and silver.

The crown of the wise is their riches: the folly of the foolish, folly.

For good her gain above the gain of silver, and her increase above gold.

She is precious above red corals: and all thy delights shall not be equal with her.

And the light is sweet, and good to the eyes to see the sun:

And I saw there is profit to wisdom more than to folly, as the excellence of the light above darkness.

Thou shalt not say, Why was it the former days were good above these? for thou didst not ask from wisdom concerning this