Ecclesiastes 7:10-12

New International Version - UK

¹⁰ Do not say, ‘Why were the old days better than these?’
    For it is not wise to ask such questions.

¹¹ Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing
    and benefits those who see the sun.
¹² Wisdom is a shelter
    as money is a shelter,
but the advantage of knowledge is this:
    wisdom preserves those who have it.