“But where can a person find wisdom?\par Where can we go to find understanding?\par
Ecclesiastes 7:11 - Easy To Read Version Wisdom is better if you also have property. Really, wise people {\cf2\super [32]} will get more than enough wealth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, yes, more excellent it is for those [the living] who see the sun. American Standard Version (1901) Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun. Common English Bible Wisdom is as good as an inheritance— an advantage for those who see the sun. Catholic Public Domain Version You should not say: "What do you think is the reason that the former times were better than they are now?" For this type of question is foolish. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Say not: What thinkest thou is the cause that former times were better than they are now? for this manner of question is foolish. |
“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!
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