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11 Wisdom along with an inheritance[a] is good. It is an advantage for those who see the sun, 12 because wisdom gives shade as money gives shade, but the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom keeps its owner alive.

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13 Look at the work of God. Indeed, who can straighten what he has bent?

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  1. Ecclesiastes 7:11 Or like an inheritance

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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11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?

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