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11 It is good to have wisdom,
    like money that you receive from your father.
    Wisdom helps everyone who lives.
12 Both wisdom and money can keep you safe.
    But wisdom is better.
If you are wise, your knowledge can save your life.

13 Think about the things that God has done.
If God has bent something,
    nobody can make it straight again.

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

13 Consider what God has done:(C)

Who can straighten
    what he has made crooked?(D)

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