Ecclesiastes 7:11

Modern English Version

Wisdom is good as an inheritance, an advantage to those who see the sun.

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“But where will wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

The law of Your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

for her profit is better than the profit of silver, and her increase better than fine gold.

She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.

Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.

Then I saw that there is more benefit in wisdom than in foolishness, more benefit in light than in darkness.

Do not say, “Why were the earlier days better than these days?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.