Ecclesiastes 7:17-19

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¹⁷Don’t be excessively wicked, and don’t be foolish. Why should you die before your time?^(A) ¹⁸It is good that you grasp the one and do not let the other slip from your hand. For the one who fears God will end up with both of them.

¹⁹Wisdom makes the wise person stronger
than ten rulers of a city.^(B)

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