Ecclesiastes 7:10-14

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹⁰ Don’t ask, “Why were things better in the old days than they are now?” It isn’t wisdom that leads you to ask this!

Wisdom Gives Life

¹¹ Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. It is an advantage to everyone who sees the sun. ¹² Wisdom protects us just as money protects us, but the advantage of wisdom is that it gives life to those who have it.

¹³ Consider what God has done! Who can straighten what God has bent?

A Truth for Every Situation

¹⁴ When times are good, be happy. But when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one time as well as the other so that mortals cannot predict their future.