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Ecclesiastes 7:11-13
Lexham English Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:11-13
Lexham English Bible
11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance;
it benefits the living.[a]
12 For wisdom offers protection like money offers protection.[b]
But knowledge has an advantage—wisdom restores life to its possessor.
Humans Must Accept God’s Will and Make the Best of It
13 Consider the work of God.
For who is able to make straight what he made crooked?
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:11 Literally “to those who see the sun”
- Ecclesiastes 7:12 Literally “For in the shade of wisdom is the shade of money”
Ecclesiastes 7:11-13
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 7:11-13
New International Version
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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