Ecclesiastes 7:12
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12 For (A)wisdom is a (B)shadow of protection as money is a shadow of protection,
And the advantage of knowledge is that (C)wisdom preserves the lives of its masters.
Ecclesiastes 9:13-18
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13 Also this I came to see as wisdom under the sun, and [a]it was great to me. 14 There (A)was a small city with few men in it, and a great king came to it, surrounded it, and built large siegeworks against it. 15 But there was found in it a (B)poor wise man, and he provided a way of escape for the city (C)by his wisdom. Yet (D)no one remembered that poor man. 16 So I said, “(E)Wisdom is better than strength.” But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heard. 17 The (F)words of the wise heard in restfulness are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools. 18 (G)Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but (H)one sinner destroys much good.
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- Ecclesiastes 9:13 Lit great it was to me
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