Ecclesiastes 7:10-12

Modern English Version

¹⁰ Do not say, “Why were the earlier days better than these days?”
    For it is not from wisdom that you inquire this.

¹¹ Wisdom is good with an inheritance,
    and an advantage to those who see the sun.
¹² For the protection of wisdom
    is like the protection of money,
and the advantage of knowledge is
    that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.