Ecclesiastes 7:11 - Easy To Read Version

¹¹ Wisdom is better if you also have property. Really, wise people {\cf2\super [32]} will get more than enough wealth.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, yes, more excellent it is for those [the living] who see the sun.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.

Common English Bible

¹¹ Wisdom is as good as an inheritance— an advantage for those who see the sun.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ 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

¹¹ Say not: What thinkest thou is the cause that former times were better than they are now? for this manner of question is foolish.

Ecclesiastes 7:11 Tagairtí Cros

Job 28:12

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

Psalm 119:72

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

Proverbs 14:24

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

Proverbs 3:14

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

Proverbs 3:15

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

Ecclesiastes 11:7

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

Ecclesiastes 2:13

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

Ecclesiastes 7:10

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