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Ecclesiastes 8:1
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8 How wonderful to be wise,
    to analyze and interpret things.
Wisdom lights up a person’s face,
    softening its harshness.

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Ecclesiastes 8:1
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Obey the King and Enjoy Yourself

8 Who is like the wise man?
    And who knows the interpretation of a thing?
Being wise makes one’s face shine,
    but arrogance changes one’s face.(A)

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