11 Wisdom along with an inheritance is good
And an (A)advantage to those who see the sun.
12 For (B)wisdom is [a]protection just as money is [b]protection,
But the advantage of knowledge is that (C)wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.
13 Consider the (D)work of God,
For who is (E)able to straighten what He has bent?

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:12 Lit in a shadow
  2. Ecclesiastes 7:12 Lit in a shadow

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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