Ecclesiastes 7:11

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

Forsooth wisdom with riches is more profitable, and profiteth more to men seeing the sun.

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But where is wisdom found, and which is the place of understanding?

The law out of thy mouth is better to me; than thousands of gold and silver.

The crown of wise men is the riches of them; the folly of fools is unwariness.

The getting thereof is better than the merchandise [or chaffering] of gold and of silver; the fruits thereof be the first and the cleanest.

It is more precious than all riches; and all things that be desired, may not be comparisoned to this.

The light is sweet, and delightable to the eyes to see the sun.

And I saw, that wisdom went so much before folly, as much as light is diverse from darknesses.

Say thou not, What guessest thou is the cause, that the former times were better than be now? for why such asking is fond or foolish.