Ecclesiastes 7:10-12

New Century Version

¹⁰ Don’t ask, “Why was life better in the ‘good old days’?”
    It is not wise to ask such questions.

¹¹ Wisdom is better when it comes with money.
    They both help those who are alive.
¹² Wisdom is like money:
    they both help.
But wisdom is better,
    because it can save whoever has it.