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Ecclesiastes 7:12

For wisdom is a defense as money is a defense, But the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.

Surrounding context

7:11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance, And profitable to those who see the sun.

7:12 For wisdom is a defense as money is a defense, But the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.

7:13 Consider the work of God; For who can make straight what He has made crooked?

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