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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.

13 Consider the work of God,
    for who can straighten what He has bent?

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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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