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10 Don’t ask, “How is it that the former days were better than these?”
    because it isn’t wise to ask this.
11 Wisdom is as good as[a] an inheritance—
    an advantage for those who see the sun.
12 Wisdom’s protection is like the protection of money;
    the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 7:11 Or Wisdom is good with

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