Ecclesiastes 7:10-12

Tree of Life Version

¹⁰ Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?”
    For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.
¹¹ Wisdom is as good as an inheritance,
    and even better for those who see the sun.
¹² For wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter,
    but the advantage of knowledge is this:
wisdom preserves the life of the one who possesses it.