Ecclesiastes 7:19-21

Contemporary English Version

¹⁹Wisdom will make you stronger than the ten most powerful leaders in your city.

²⁰No one in this world always does right.

²¹Don't listen to everything that everyone says, or you might hear your servant cursing you.

Ecclesiastes 7:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹Wisdom^(A) makes one wise person more powerful^(B)
than ten rulers in a city.

²⁰Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous,^(C)
no one who does what is right and never sins.^(D)

²¹Do not pay attention to every word people say,
or you^(E) may hear your servant cursing you—

Contemporary English Version (CEV)

New International Version (NIV)